XI Physics PDF

INDEX
No. Chapter Name

1. Units and Measurements
2. Basic Mathematical Tools I (Basic Trigonometry)
3. Scalars & Vectors
4. Basic Mathematical Tools II
5. Kinematics 1D
6. Kinematics 2D
7. Laws of motion
Units and Measurements Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA-1)
Theory Questions (Master Key)
1. Explain the need for making measurements.
2. Define physical quantity and give a few examples.
3. Define unit and state the factors to be taken into consideration while selecting a unit.
4. Explain system of units and state some systems of units.
5. Define fundamental quantity and state them with SI units.
6. Define derived quantity and give some examples with S.I units.
7. Express a pressure of 50 N/m2 in terms of dyne/cm2
8. Density of water is 1 gm/cc in the CGS units. Express it in S.I units.
9. What is dimensional equation. Give some examples.
Objective Questions
1. The reference standard used for the measurement of physical quantity is called
a) standard quality b) dimension
c) Constant d) unit
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good unit?

a) it is invariable b) it is reproducible
c) it is perishable d) it is easily available
3. Which of the following is the CORRECT way of writing units?

a) 25 ms length b) 30 Kgs
c) 5 Newton d) 10 N
4. Which of the following is NOT a derived unit?

a) Joule b) erg
c) dyne d) mole
5. The unit of impulse is the same as that of :

a) moment force b) linear momentum
c) rate of change of linear momentum d) force
6. Which of the following sets cannot enter into the list of fundamental quantities in any system of units?
a) length, mass and velocity b) length, time and velocity
c) mass, time and velocity d) length, time and mass
7. Which of the following is not the name of a physical quantity?

a) kilogram b) impulse
c) energy d) density
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Units and Measurements Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA1)
8. Which of the following system of units is NOT based on the unit of mass, length and time alone
a) FPS b) SI
c) CGS d) MKS
9. Which of the following is not the unit of energy?

a) watthour b) electronvolt
c) N um d) kg u m / sec2
10. One watthour is equivalent to

a) 6.3 u 103 Joule b) 6.3 u 107 Joule
c) 3.6 u 103 Joule d) 3.6 u 103 Joule
11. One nanometre is equal to

a) 109 mm b) 106 cm
c) 107 cm d) 109 cm
12. One micron ( P ) is equal to:

a) 109 metre b) 1012 metre
c) 106 metre d) 1015 metre
13. 1012 stands for:

a) pico b) tera
c) micro d) nano
14. The units nanometre, fermi, angstrom and attometre, arranged in decreasing order will read as
a) angstrom, nanometre, fermi, attometre b) fermi, attometre, angstrom, nanometre
c) nanometre, angstrom, fermi, attometre d) attometre, angstrom, fermi, nanometer
15. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

a) Ws b) kg ms1
c) Nm d) joule
16. [L1M1T2] is the dimensional formula for

a) joules constant b) gravitational constant
c) pressure d) force
17. The damping force of an oscillating particle is observed to be proportional to velocity. The constant of
proportionality can be measured in
a) kg s1 b) kg s
c) kg m s1 d) kg m1 s1
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (a)
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Objective Questions
1. If the units of M and L are increased three times, then the unit of energy will be increased by
a) 3 times b) 6 times
c) 27 times d) 81 times
2. If the units of length, velocity and force are doubled then the units of Power will be
a) doubled b) halved
c) quadrupled d) remain unaffected
3. If the units of length and force are increased four times, then the unit of energy will –
a) Increase 8 times b) Increase 16 times
c) Decrease 16 times d) Increase 4 times
4. In a particular system, the unit of length, mass and time are chosen to be 10cm, 10gm and 0.1s
respectively. The unit of force in this system will be equivalent to
1
a) N b) 1N
10
c) 10N d) 100N
5. The SI unit of length is the meter. Suppose we adopt a new unit of length which equals to x meters. The
area 1m2 expressed in terms of the new unit has a magnitude
a) x b) x2
1 1
c) d)
x x2
6. If the unit of length is micrometre and the unit of time is microsecond, the unit of velocity will be
a) 100 m/s b) 10 m/s
c) micrometer/s d) m/s
7. In C.G.S. system the magnitude of the force is 100 dyne. In another system where the fundamental
physical quantities are kilogram, metre and minute, the magnitude of the force is
a) 0.036 b) 0.36
c) 3.6 d) 36
8. The surface tension of liquid is 70 dyne cm–1. In MKS system of units, its value is ?
a) 70 Nm–1 b) 7 u 102 Nm1
c) 7 u 103 Nm1 d) 7 u 102 Nm1
9. The pressure of 106 dyne/cm2 is equivalent to

a) 105 N/m2 b) 106 N/m2
c) 107 N/m2 d) 108 N/m2
10. In a certain system of units, 1 unit of time is 5 sec, 1 unit of mass is 20 kg and unit of length is 10 m. In
this system, one unit of power will correspond to
1
a) 16 watt b) watt
16
c) 25 watt d) None of these
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11. If the unit of length be doubled then the numerical value of the speed of light in vacuum will become
(with respect to present value)
a) double b) Half
c) remain same d) answer depends on system of unit
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (b)
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1. Explain with example how is dimensional analysis used to verify the correctness of a physical equation.
2. If two physical quantities have the same dimensions, do they represent the same physical content?
3. A dimensionally correct equation need not be actually correct, but a dimensionally incorrect equation is
necessarily wrong. Justify.
4. Are all constants dimensionless or unitless?
5. Force experienced by charge ‘q ’ moving with velocity ‘v’ in a magnetic field ‘B’ is given by F = q v B. Find
the dimensions of magnetic field .
A
6. Period of simple pendulum is given as T 2S . Verify this formula using dimensional method.
g
7. Using dimensions, show that 1 joule = 107 ergs.
Objective Questions
1. Distance travelled by a particle at any instant 't' can be represented as S = A (t + B) +Ct2. The dimensions
of B are
a) [M0L1T–1] b) [M0L0T1]
0 1 –2
c) [M L T ] d) [M0L2T–2]
2. Which of the following equation is dimensionally correct?

a) pressure = energy per unit volume b) pressure = energy per unit area
c) pressure=momentum × volume × time d) pressure=force×area
3. A unitless quantity
a) always has a non zero dimension b) may have a nonzero dimension
c) never has a zero dimension d) has no dimensions
4. Which of the following is NOT a dimensionless quantity?

a) angle b) strain
c) Specific gravity d) density
5. Using the principle of homogeneity of dimensions, find which of the following relation is correct?
[T Time, G Gravitational constant, a Length]
4S2 a3 4S 2 a3
a) T2 b) T2
G G
2
4 S a3
c) T 2 4S2 a3 d) T2 =
GM3
F
6. The surface tension is T then the dimension of surface tension are
A
a) [MLT–2] b) [MT–2]
c) [M0L0T0] d) None of these
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7. The maximum static friction on a body is F = P N . Here N = normal reaction force on the body P =
coefficient of static friction. The dimensions of P are
a) [MLT–2] b) ªM0L0 T 0 T1 º
¬ ¼
c) Dimensionless d) None of these
b
8. The velocity v of a particle is given in terms of time t by the equation. v at . The dimension of
tc
a, b and c are
a) L2, T, L T2 b) LT2, LT, L
c) LT–2, L, T d) L, LT, T2
ω
9. In the relation y = r sin ( ωtkx ) the dimensions of are
k
a) [M0 L0 T0] b) [M0 L1 T–1]
c) [M0 L0 T1] d) [M0 L1 T0]
§ a ·
10. The equation of state of a real gas can be expressed as ¨ P 2 ¸ (V b) = cT, where P is the pressure, V
© V ¹
the volume, T the absolute temperature and a, b, c are constants. What are the dimensions of 'a'
a) M0 L3 T–2 b) M L–2 T5
5 –2
c) ML T d) M0 L3 T0
a bt
11. The velocity 'v' of a particle at time t is given by, v 2 . The dimensions of
t t c
a, b, c are respectively
a) LT–2, L, T b) L, L, T2
c) L, LT, T–2 d) L, L, LT2
A x
12. The potential energy of a particle varies with distance x from a fixed origin as U where A and B
x+B
are constants. The dimensions of AB are
7 11
a) 1 2
ML T 2 b) 1 2 2
M L T
5 9
c) M1 L 2 T 2 d) M1 L2 T 2
1 3
13. If s ft , ‘f’ has the dimensions of (S = distance, t = time)
3
a) [M0L1T3] b) [M1L1T3]
0 1 3
c) [M L T ] d) [M0L1T3]
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (c)
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1. The hydrostatic pressure (P) of a liquid column depends on the density U of the liquid, height of the
liquid column (h) and acceleration due to gravity (g). Using dimensional analysis derive (suggest) a
formula for hydrostatic pressure.
2. Derive an expression of kinetic energy of a body of mass ‘m’ and moving with velocity ‘v’, using
dimensional analysis.
3. The frequency (n) of vibration of a wire under tension depends upon the tension (T), mass per unit
length (m) and vibrating length (l) of the wire. Using dimensional
analysis, obtain the dependence of frequency on these quantities.
4. Explain in brief methods of measurement of length , mass and time
Objective Questions
1. If force F, acceleration A and time T are basic physical quantities, the dimensions of energy are
a) [F2A–1T] b) [FAT2]
–2
c) [FAT ] d) [FA–1T]
2. A gas bubble from an explosion under water oscillates with a period proportional to P a db Ec, where P is
the static pressure, d is the density of water and E is the energy of explosion. Then a, b, c are respectively
1 1 5
a) 1, 1, 1 b) , ,
3 2 6
5 1 1 1 5 1
c) , , d) , ,
6 2 3 2 6 3
3. The velocity v of waves produced in water depends on their wavelength O , the density of water U , and
acceleration due to gravity g. The square of velocity is proportional to
a) O –1g–1 U –1 b) Og
c) O Ug d) O 2g–2 U –1
4. The velocity v of water waves may depend on their wavelength (O) , the density of water (U) and the
acceleration due to gravity (g). The method of dimensions gives the relation between these quantities
as
a) v2 v O 1 U 1 b) v 2 v gO
c) v 2 v gO U d) g1 v O 3
5. Dimensional analysis CANNOT be used

a) to check the correctness of a physical quantity
b) to derive the relation between different physical quantities
c) to find out constant of proportionality which may be pure number
d) to change from one system of units to another
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c)
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1. What is order of magnitude? Explain with some examples.
2. Find the order of magnitude of the following quantities :

i) Universal gravitational constant G 6.673 u 10 11 Nm2 /kg2
ii) Mass of electron = 9.1 u 10 31 kg
iii) Speed of light in vacuum = 299792458 m/s
iv) Acceleration due to gravity = 9.80665 m/s2
v) Period of rotation of the Earth about its own axis = 24 h = 24 u 60 u 60s 86,400s.
3. Define significant figures and state the rules for determining significant figures.
4. Determine the number of significant figures in the following measurements.

i) 0.05718
ii) 93.26
iii) 2.35 u 1019
iv) 1.3725 u 109
Objective Questions
1. The value of the magnitude rounded off to the nearest integral power of 10 is called
a) significant figure b) special way of writing
c) significant number d) order of magnitude
2. The number of seconds in a day and expressed in order of magnitude are

a) 8.64 u 10 4 s, 105 s b) 6.84 u 10 4 s, 10 4 s
c) 8.64 u 105 s, 105 s d) 6.85 u 10 4 s, 105 s
3. The number of significant figures in 0.400 is

a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 4
4. A student measured the diameter of a wire using a screw gauge with least count 0.001 cm and listed the
measurements. The correct measurement
a) 5.3 cm b) 5.32 cm
c) 5.320 cm d) 5.3200 cm
5. The sides of a rectangle are 6.01 m and 12 m. Taking the significant figures into account, the area of the
rectangle is
a) 72.00 cm2 b) 72.1 cm2
2
c) 72 m d) 72.12 cm2
The radius of a circle is 1.22m. Area enclosed by it according to the concept of significant figures can be
6.
represented as
a) 4.6778 m2 b) 4.677 m2
2
c) 4.67782 m d) 4.68 m2
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7. The value of 0.99 0.989 is

a) 0.001 b) 0.010 u 101
c) 0.01 u 101 d) 0.1 u 103
8. If 3.8 u 106 is added to 4.32 u 10 5 giving due regard to significant figures, then the result will be
a) 4.58 u 10 5 b) 4.7 u 10 5
c) 4.5 u 105 d) None of these
9. A cube has a side of length 1.2 u 102 m. Calculate its volume.

a) 1.7 u 106 m3 b) 1.73 u 106 m3
c) 1.70 u 106 m3 d) 1.732 u 106 m3
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a)
Lakshya
1. Define an error and explain the types of errors.
2. What are the methods to minimize errors?
3. The side of cube is measured to be 20.44 ± 0.02 m. Find the percentage error in the measurement.
Objective Questions
1. If the pointer of the voltmeter is not exactly at the zero of the scale, the error is called
a) instrumental error b) systematic error
c) personal error d) random error
2. Instrumental error can be minimised by

a) taking large number of readings
b) using different accurate instruments for the same reading
c) adjusting zero of the instrument
d) maintaining the temperature of the surrounding
3. and the error in time

The error in the measurement of length (L) of the simple pendulum is 0.1
L
. The maximum possible error in the measurement of 2 is.
period (T) is 3
T
a) 2.9 b)
3.1
c) 5.9 d)
6.1
xy 3
4. In the expression A the percentage error is given by
z2
§ 'x 'y 'z · § 'x 3 'y 2'z ·
a) ¨ 3 2 ¸ u 100 b) ¨ ¸ u 100
© x y z ¹ © x y z ¹
§ ' x 3 'y 2 ' z · § 'x 'y 'z ·
c) ¨ ¸ u 100 d) ¨ 3 2 ¸ u 100
© x y z ¹ © x y z ¹
5. The percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2 and 3 respectively. How much
will be the maximum error in the estimate of kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass and speed?
a) 11 b) 8
c) 5 d)
1
6. . The error in the measurement of volume is.

Error in the measurement of radius of sphere is 2
a)
1 b) 5
c)
3 d) 6
7. The radius of the sphere is 4.3 r 0.1 cm. The percentage error in its volume is.
0.1 0.1 u 100
a) u 100 b) 3u
4.3 4.3
1 0.1 u 100 1 0.1 u 100
c) u d)
3 4.3 3 4.3
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S r 2R
8. The specific resistance U of a circular wire of radius r, resistance R and length A is given by U .
A
Given r (0.24 r 0.02)cm, R (30 r 1) : and A (4.80 r 0.01) cm. The percentage error in U is nearly.
a)
7 b) 9
c) 13 d) 20
9. The length A , breadth b and thickness t of a block are measured with the help of a meter scale. Given
A 15.12 r 0.01 cm, b 10.15 r 0.01 cm, t 5.28 r 0.01 cm . The percentage error in volume is
a) 0.68 b) 0.28
c) 0.37 d) 0.48
ab2
10. In an experiment, we measure quantities a, b and c. Then x is calculated from the formula, x . The
c3
percentage errors in a, b, c are r 1 r 3 and r 2 respectively. The percentage error in x can be
a) r1 b) r4
c) r 7 d) r 13
11. The pressure on a square plate is measured by measuring the force on the plate and the length of the
F
sides of the plate by using the formula U . If the maximum errors in the measurement of force and
A2
length are 4 and 2 respectively, then the maximum error in the measurement of pressure is
a) 1 b) 2
c) 8 d) 10
12. The density of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and length of its sides. If the maximum errors
in the measurement of mass and length are 3 and 2 respectively, then the maximum error in the
measurement of density is
a) 7 b)
5
c)
1 d) 9
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d)
9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (d)
Lakshya
1. Define:
i) Most Probable Value
ii) Absolute error
iii) Relative error
iv) Percentage error
2. The side of an object measured by means of a vernier calipers is 3.52 cm. If the least count of the
vernier is 0.01 cm, estimate the percentage error in the measurement.
3. An object was weighed by a physical balance and following readings were obtained : 5.04 g, 5.06 g, 4.97
g, 5.00 g and 4.93 g. Find (i) the mean value (ii) the mean absolute error (iii) the percentage error.
Objective Questions
1. Estimate the mean absolute error from the following data: 20, 17, 21.23, 20.79, 22.07, 21.78
a) 0.85 b) 1.32
c) 0.03 d) 0.01
2. The least count of a screw gauge is 0.005 cm. The diameter of a wire is 0.020 cm as measured by it. The
percentage error in measurement is
a) 25 b) 20
c) 15 d)
5
3. Thickness of the paper measured by a micrometer screw gauge of least count 0.01 mm is 1.03 mm, the
percentage error in the measurement of thickness of paper is
a) 1.1 b) 1
c) 0.97 d) 0.8
4. A student measures the time period of 100 oscillations of a simple pendulum four times. The data set is
90 s, 91 s, 95 s, and 92 s. If the minimum division in the measuring clock is 1s, then the reported mean
time should be :
a) 92 r 5.0s b) 92 r 1.8s
c) 92 r 3s d) 92 r 2s
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d)
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Unit and Measurements Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA8)
Theory Question (Master Key)
1. Explain in brief methods of measurement of length , mass and time
Objective Questions
1. Light year is a unit for the measurement of

a) distance b) time
c) temperature d) luminous intensity
2. Light year is the unit of

a) speed b) mass
c) Distance d) time
3. PARSEC is a unit
a) Time b) Angle
c) Distance d) Velocity
4. Which of the following is not the unit of time

a) solar day b) parallactic second
c) leap year d) lunar month
5. Which one of the following is not a unit of time?

a) lunar month b) leap year
c) parallactic second d) solar day
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c)
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Basic Mathematical Tools - I (Basic Trigonometry) Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA-1)
1. Convert the following angles into radian :

i) 30 0 ii) 450 iii) 60 0
iv) 90 0 v) 120 0 vi) 1350
0 0
vii) 150 viii) 180 ix) 270 0
2. The following angle lie in which quadrant :

S 5S 2S
i) ii) iii)
3 3 7
5S 7S
iv) v)
6 5
Objective Questions
1. The length of the arc AB, shown in the figure (R = 7cm, T = 90 0 , S = 22 / 7 )
a) 360 cm b) 22 cm
c) 11 cm d) None of these
3
2. If sin T = and cos T 0 , then find tan T :
5
3 3
a) b)
5 4
4 4
c) d)
3 3
3. Which of the following has value 1

a) tan 450 b) sin 900
c) cos 900 d) cos 00
4. Which of the following has value zero ?

a) Sin 00 b) tan 00
c) cos 00 d) sec 00
5. Value of sin 370 cos 530 is

9 12
a) b)
25 25
16 3
c) d)
25 2
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Basic Mathematical Tools I (Basic Trigonometry) Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA1)
1
6. If sin T = , then cos T will be
3
8 4
a) r b) r
9 3
2 2 3
c) r d) r
3 4
7. 1 radian is equal to
S 180
a) degree b) degree
180 S
90 18
c) degree d) degree
S S
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a,b,d) 4. (a,b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (b)
Lakshya
Objective Questions
1. Value of sin 150 cos 150 is :

a) 1 b) 1/2
3
c) 1/4 d)
2
2. Which of the following is/are correct trigonometric identity :

a) sin2 T + cos 2 T = 1 b) 1 + tan2 T = sec 2 T
c) 2
1 cot T = cosec T 2 d) sin T sec T = tan T
3. sin 2T =
a) 2sin T cos T b) 2sin T
sinT cos T
c) 2cos T d)
2
4. sin2 T =
1 + cos 2T 1 cos 2T
a) b)
2 2
c) 1 cos2 T d) sin 2T T
5. cos 2T =
a) 2cos2 T 1 b) 1 2sin2 T
c) cos2 T sin2 T d) cos2T + sin2 T
6. cos2 T =
1 + cos 2T 1 cos 2T
a) b)
2 2
c) 1 sin2 T d) cos 2T T
A A
7. 2sin cos is equal to
2 2
A
a) sin 2A b) sin
2
c) sin A d) 4 sin A
8. tan 3000 is equal to :

a) 3 b) 3
1 1
c) d)
3 3
9. cos 2400 is equal to

1 3
a) b)
2 2
1 3
c) d)
2 2
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10. cos 180 T is equal to

a) cos T b) cos T
c) sin T d) sin T
11. sin 3000 is equal to

a) 1/2 b) 1/2
3 3
c) d)
2 2
12. sin 90 0 + T is
a) sin T b) cos T
c) cos T d) sin T
13. sec S + T =
a) cos T b) tan T
c) sec T d) sec
14. If T = 120 0 , then :

3 1
a) sin T = b) cos T =
2 2
1
c) cot T = d) tan T = 3
2
15. sin 750 0 =

1 1
a) b)
2 4
3
c) 0 d)
2
§ 11S ·
16. cos ¨ ¸=
© 6 ¹
1 3
a) b)
2 2
3
c) 0 d)
2
17. Value of tan 2250 is

1
a) 3 b)
3
c) 1 d) 1
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18. Match the following columns :

3
a) sin 370 (P)
5
3
b) cos 1270 (Q)
5
4
c) tan 3070 (R)
3
d) cos 3070
e) cos 530
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (c) 2. (a,b,d) 3. (a) 4. (b,c) 5. (a,b,c) 6. (a,c) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (c)
18. (aQ), (bP), (cR), (dQ), (eQ)
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Objective Questions
1. cos(A + B) =
a) cosAcosB sinAsinB b) cosAcosB + sinAsinB
c) sinAsinB cosAcosB d) None of these
2. cos (A B)=
a) cosAcosB sinAsinB b) cosAcosB + sinAsinB
c) sinAsinB cosAcosB d) None of these
3. sin(A + B) =
a) sinAcosB + cosA sinB b) sinAcosB cosA sinB
c) cosAsinB sinAcosB d) None of these
4. sin(A – B) =
a) sinAcosB + cosA sinB b) sinAcosB cosA sinB
c) cosAsinB sinA cosB d) None of these
5. sinA + sinB =
§ A +B · § A B · § A B · § A +B ·
a) 2sin¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸ b) 2 sin¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
§ A +B · § A B · § A +B · § A +B ·
c) 2 sin¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸ d) 2 sin¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
6. sinA sinB =
§ A +B · § A B · § A B · § A +B ·
a) 2sin¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸ b) 2 sin¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
§ A +B · § A B · § A +B · § A +B ·
c) 2 sin¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸ d) 2 sin¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
7. cosA + cosB=
§ A +B · § A B · § A +B · § A B ·
a) 2sin¨ ¸ sin¨ ¸ b) 2cos ¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
§ A +B · § A B · § A +B · § A B ·
c) 2 sin¨ ¸ sin¨ ¸ d) 2cos ¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
8. cosA cosB=
§ A +B · § A B · § A +B · § A B ·
a) 2sin¨ ¸ sin¨ ¸ b) 2cos ¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
§ A +B · § A B · § A +B · § A B ·
c) 2 sin¨ ¸ sin¨ ¸ d) 2cos ¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
9. The value of sin 150 is

3 +1 3 1
a) b)
2 2 2 2
3 1
c) d)
2 2 2 2
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10. The value of sin 750 is
3 +1 3 1
a) b)
2 2 2 2
3 1
c) d)
2 2 2 2
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)
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Scalars and Vectors Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA1)
Theory Questions
1. Define scalars and vectors. Give two examples of each.
2. What is (i) Equal vectors (ii) Opposite vector (iii) Zero vector (Null vector).
Objective Questions
1. The velocity vector of a stationary particle is

a) Zero vector b) Vector with magnitude of velocity vector
c) Scalar d) Scalar with magnitude of velocity vector
2. A single vector which produces the same effect of two or more vectors is called
a) resolution of vectors b) resultant vector
c) positive vector d) equal vector
3. Which of the following is a scalar ?

a) torque b) linear momentum
c) electric field d) electric potential
4. Which of the following quantities is a vector ?

a) pressure b) time
c) impulse d) charge
5. A vector is not changed if

a) it is divided by a scalar b) it is multiplied by a scalar
c) it slides parallel to itself d) all of these
6. A physical quantity, which has a direction

a) must be a vector b) may be a vector
c) may be both scalar and vector d) none of the above
7. Which of the following is a scalar quantity ?

a) work b) displacement
c) velocity d) acceleration
8. Which one of the following is not the vector quantity ?

a) Torque b) Displacement
c) Velocity d) Speed
9. A vector is not changed if

a) it is rotated through an arbitrary angle b) it is multipled by an arbitrary scalar
c) it is cross multiplied by a unit vector d) it is slid parallel to itself.
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (d)
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Theory Questions
1. State and explain the triangle law of vector addition.
2. Is it correct to add two vectors representing physical quantities having different dimensions ?
3. It is possible to add two velocities using triangle law ?
4. State and prove parallelogram law of vector addition and determine magnitude and direction of the
resultant vector.
Numerical Questions
1. The resultant of two forces each of magnitude F acting at a point is F . What is the angle between the
vectors ?
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2. Two forces F 1 and F 2 of magnitude 5 N each inclined to each other at 600 , act on a body. Find the
resultant force acting on the body.
3. Two forces each of magnitude 12 N and 16 N are inclined to each other at 450 . Find the magnitude and
direction of their resultant with respect to second vector.
Objective Questions
1. In parallelogram law of vectors, the direction of resultant vector is given by

Q cos T Q sin T
a) tan D = b) tan D =
P + Q sin T P + Q sin T
Q sin T Q cos T
c) tan D = d) tan D =
P + Q cos T P + Qcos T
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2. If the resultant of A and B makes angle D with A and E with B then
a) D E always b) D E, if A B
c) D E, if A ! B d) D E, if A B
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3. The magnitude of the resultant of two vectors P and Q . It is given by
a) R = P2 + Q 2 + 2PQ sinT
T b) R = P2 + Q 2 + 2PQ cosT
T
c) R = P2 + Q 2 +PQ sinT
T d) R = P2 + Q 2 +PQ cos T
4. The process of finding the resultant of two or more vectors is called

a) triangle law b) addition of vectors only
c) subtraction of vectors only d) composition of vectors
5. The process of finding the components of a given vector is called as

a) composition of vector b) multiplication of vector
c) addition of vector d) resolution of vector
6. The resultant of two vectors will be maximum, if they are

a) equal vectors b) parallel vectors
c) coplanar vectors d) orthogonal vectors
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7. Under what condition A+ B = A + B holds good ?
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a) A and B act in the same direction b) A and B act in the opposite direction
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c) A and B are different physical quantities d) A and B have same magnitude
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8. Vector A is shown in figure. The angle made by A with positive Xaxis is
a) 30 0 b) 900
c) 210 0 d) 600
9. Two equal forces acting at a point, at right angles to each other have a resultant of 14.14 N. The
magnitude of each force is
a) 28.28 N b) 24.14 N
c) 10 N d) 7.07 N
10. The resultant of two vectors at right angles is 5 N.When the angle between them is 1200, the resultant
is 13. Then, the vectors are
a) 3 N, 4 N b) 2 N, 5 N
c) 3 N, 4 N d) 7 N, 3 N
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11. Two forces F1 and F2 are acting at right angles to each other. Then their resultant is
a) F1 + F2 b) F12 + F22
F1 + F2
c) F12 F22 d)
2
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12. Given R = A + B and R = A = B. The angle between A and B is
a) 600 b) 900
0
c) 120 d) 1800
13. The resultant of two vectors of magnitudes 2A and 2A acting at an angle T is 10 A. The correct value
of T is :
a) 300 b) 450
0
c) 60 d) 900
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14. Two forces, each equal to F, act as shown in figure. Their resultant is
F
a) b) F
2
c) 3F d) 5F
15. If the magnitude of the sum of the two vectors is equal to the difference of their magnitudes, then the
angle between vectors is
a) 00 b) 450
0
c) 90 d) 1800
16. Following sets of three forces act on a body. Whose resultant cannot be zero ?
a) 10, 10, 10 b) 10, 10, 20
c) 10, 20, 20 d) 10, 20, 40
17. The simple sum of two coinitial vectors is 16 units. Their vectors sum is 8 units. The resultant of the
vectors is perpendicular to the smaller vector. The magnitudes of the two vectors are :
a) 2 units and 14 units b) 4 units and 12 units
c) 6 units and 10 units d) 8 units and 8 units
18. Two equal forces (F each) act a point inclined to each other at an angle of 1200. The magnitude of their
resultant is
F F
a) b)
2 4
c) F d) 2 F
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19. Given that A + B + C = 0. Out of three vectors, two are equal in magnitude and the magnitude of third
vector 2 times that of either of the two having equal magnitude. Then the angles between vectors are
given by :
a) 450, 450, 900 b) 900, 1350, 1350
0 0 0
c) 30 , 60 , 90 d) 450, 600, 900
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20. Vector A and B are shown in the figure. The angle between vector A and B is –
a) 600 b) 900
c) 300 d) none of these
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21. Vector A and B are shown in the figure then diagram of A + B is
a) b)
c) d)
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (b)
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Theory Questions
1. Explain the polygon law of vectors.
2. Does the subtraction of given vectors obey commutative or associative laws?
3. Explain what is resolution of vector.
Objective Questions
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1. Vector C in figure represents –
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a) a+ b b) a b
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c) b a d) a b
2. Two forces of magnitude F and 3 F act at right angles to each other. Their resultant makes an
angle E with F. The value of E is –
a) 300 b) 450
0
c) 60 d) 1350
3. A particle is moving on a circular path with a constant speed v. What is the change in its velocity
after it has described an angle of 600 ?
a) v 2 b) v 3
c) v d) 2 v
4. The length of a second's hand in a watch is 1 cm. The change in its velocity in 15 sec is
S
a) zero b) cm / s
30 2
S S
c) cm / s d) u 2 cm / s
30 30
5. A truck traveling due north at 50 km/hr turns west and travels at the same speed. What is the
change in velocity ?
a) 50 km/hr northwest b) 50 2 km/hr northwest
c) 50 km/hr southwest d) 50 2 km/hr southwest
6. If the sum of two unit vectors is also a unit vector, then the magnitude of their difference is
a) 2 b) 3
c) 5 d) 7
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7. What is the angle made by 3 i + 4 j with xaxis ?
a) 00 b) 1800
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c) tan1 (3) d) tan1 ¨ ¸
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8. Vectors A and B are shown in figure. Then diagram of B A is
a) b)
c) d) None of these
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9. The vectors A and B are such that A + B = A B then the angle between the two vector A and B
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will be ( A and B are non zero vector)
a) 00 b) 600
c) 900 d) 1800
10. I walked 4 mile, turned to my left and walked 6 mile, then turned to my right again and walked 4 mile.
Which of the choice mentions the distance from the starting point to the place where I stopped
a) 15 mile b) 10 mile
c) 20 mile d) 14 mile
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
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Numerical Questions
1. Write given vectors in terms of standard unit vectors.
2. A force of 20 N is applied on a block. Write its horizontal and vertical components
3. Find the magnitude of unknown forces (F1 and F3) if object is in equilibrium in the presence of given
forces.
4. Three forces of 3N, 2N and 1N act on a particle as shown in the figure. Calculate the –
i) net force along the xaxis (Ans: (i) 7.5N)

ii) net force along the yaxis (Ans: (ii) 0.87 N)
∧ ∧ →
iii) single additional force required to keep the body in equilibrium (Ans: (iii) 1.5 i + 0.8 j , F = 1.73 N )
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5. Resolve a vector A into two perpendicular components so that :
A A
i) the components are of equal magnitude. (Ans: , )
2 2
A A
ii) the magnitude of one component is twice that of the other. (Ans: A x = ,A y =2 )
3 3
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Objective Questions
1. One of the rectangular components of a velocity of 60 km h1 is 30 km h1.The other rectangular

component is
a) 30 km h1 b) 30 3 km h1
c) 30 2 km h1 d) zero
2. A force is inclined at 600 to the horizontal. If its rectangular component in the horizontal direction is 50 N,
then magnitude of the force in the vertical direction is
a) 25 N b) 75 N
c) 87 N d) 100 N
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3. The magnitude of the X and Y components of A are 7 and 6. Also the magnitudes of X and Y
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components of A + B are 11 and 9 resepectively. What is the magnitude of B ?
a) 5 b) 6
c) 8 d) 9
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4. The X and Y components of vector A have numerical values 6 and 6 respectively and that of ¨ A + B ¸
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have numerical values 10 and 9. What is the numerical value of B ?
a) 2 b) 3
c) 4 d) 5
5. There are two forces each of magnitude 10 units. One inclined at an angle of 300 and the other at an
angle of 1350 with the positive direction of xaxis. The x and y components of the resultant are
respectively.

a) 1.59 i and 12.07 j b) 10 i and 10 j

c) 1.59 i d) 15.9 i and 12.07 j
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (a)
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Numerical Questions
1. What are the dimensions and unit of a unit vector?

2. Explain how to express a vector in terms of unit vectors i , j,k .
3. In a cartesian coordinate system the coordinates of two points P and Q are (2, 4, 4) and (2, 3, 7)
respectively. Find PQ and magnitude.
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4. If P =2 i + 3 j k and Q =2 i + 5 j 2 k , find
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(i) P +Q
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(ii) 3 P 2Q
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5. Find m, if P = i 3 j + 4k and Q =m i 6 j +8 k have the same direction.
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6. The resultant of two vectors P = 3 i 4 j + 9k and Q =4 i + 2 j 3 k is a vector R .Find R and its magnitude.
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7. Find the vector that should be added to the sum of ¨ 2 i 5 j + 3k ¸ and ¨4 i + 7 j 4 k¸
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8. If A = i + 2 j k and B = 2 i j + 2 k, vector which when added to ¨ A + B ¸ will give a unit vector in the
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direction along zaxis.
Objective Questions
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1. If A = 2 i + 6 j and B =4 i + 3 j , the vector having the same magnitude as B and parallel to A is
5§ · 10 § ·
a) ¨2 i 6 j ¸ b) ¨i3j ¸
2© ¹ 4 © ¹
10 § · 10 § ·
c) 4i+3j ¸ d) i+3j ¸
4 ¨© ¹ 2 ©¨
¹
2. In a cartesian coordinate system, the coordinates of two points P and Q are (2, 3, 6) and (2,5, 7)
respectively, the vector PQ is represented by

a) 4 i 8 j 13k b) 4 i + 8 j 13k

c) 4 i 8 j 13k d) 4 i 8 j +13k
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3. Vectors A = 2 i 3 j + ak and B =6 i + b j + 3k are parallel to each other, then values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ are
a) 1, 9 b) 1, 9
c) 1, 9 d) 1, 9
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4. What is the numerical value of vector 3 i + 4 j + 5k ?
a) 3 2 b) 5 2
c) 7 2 d) 9 2

5. If 0.5 i + 0.8 j + ck is a unit vector, then the value of c is
a) 0.11 b) 0.22
c) 0.33 d) 0.89

6. What is the unit vector along i + j ?

i+j § ·
a) b) 2¨ i + j ¸
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c) i+j d) k
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7. Given A = i + 2 j 3k. When a vector B is added to A , we get a unit vector along X–axis. Then, B is

a) 2 j + 3k b) i +2j

c) i + 3k d) 2 j 3k
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8. The magnitude of the X and Y components of A are 7 and 6. Also the magnitudes of X and Y
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components of A + B are 11 and 9 resepectively. What is the magnitude of B ?
a) 5 b) 6
c) 8 d) 9
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9. If the resultant of the vectors ¨ i + 2 j k ¸ ,¨ i j + 2k ¸ and C is
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a) 2 i k b) 2 i + k

c) 2ik d) 2i+k
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10. Unit vector parallel to the resultant of vectors A = 4 i 3 j and B = 8 i + 8 j will be

a) 24 i +5 j b) 12 i + 5 j
13 13

c) 6i+5j d) None of these
13
11. Following forces start acting on a particle at rest at the origin of the coordinate system simultaneously
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F1 = 5 i 5 j + 5k , F2 = 2 i + 8 j + 6k , F3 = 6 i + 4 j 7k , F4 = i 3 j 2k. The particle will move
a) in x–y plane b) in y–z plane
c) in x–z plane d) along x–axis
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§ · § ·
12. A particle’s velocity changes from ¨ 2 i + 3 j ¸ m/s to ¨ 3 i 2 j ¸ m/s in 2 s.The acceleration in m/s2 is :
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§ ·
§ · ¨ i+5j ¸
a) ¨ i + 5 j ¸ b) © ¹
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2
§ ·
c) zero d) ¨ i5j ¸
© ¹
2
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (d)
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Theory Questions
1. Define scalar product of two vectors. Also state the characteristics of scalar product.
2. Derive the expression for scalar product of two vectors in terms of their scalar components.
Numerical Questions
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1. If A = 2 i + 7 j + 3k and B = 3 i + 2 j + 5k find the component of A along B .
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2. Find P. Q where P = 2 i + 2 j + k and Q = i j +2k .
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3. Show that the vectors A = 4 i + 2 j 4k and B = i + 4 j + 3k are perpendicular to each other.
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4. Find ‘a’ if A = 3 i 2 j +4k and B = a i + 2 j k are perpendicular to one another.
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5. A force F = 4 i + 6 j + 3k acting on a particle produces a displacement of S = 2 i + 3 j + 5k where F is
expressed in newton and S in metre. Find the work done by the force.
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6. Find the cosine of the angle between the given P = 3 i 12 j 4k and Q = 2 i + 2 j + k.
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7. Find the angle between the vectors A = 2 i + 3 j + 2k and B = i j + 3k.
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8. A particle has a displacement represented by r = ¨ i + 2 j + k ¸ m when under the action of two forces
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F1 = ¨ 2 i 3 j + 2k ¸ N and F2 = ¨ i + j + 3k ¸ N. Find the work done.
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Objective Questions
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1. If P = i 2 j 3k and Q = 4 i 2 j + 6k , the angle made by P + Q with xaxis is
a) 300 b) 450
0
c) 60 d) 900
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2. Projection of P on Q is
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a) P <Q b) P< Q
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c) PuQ d) P uQ
3. Choose the WRONG statement.

a) Scalar product of two vectors is a scalar quantity.
b) Dot product of two vectors obeys the distributive law of multiplication.
c) Dot product of a vector with itself is zero.
d) Scalar product of vector with itself is equal to square of its magnitude.
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4. What is the dot product of two vectors of magnitude 3 and 5, if the angle between them is 600 ?
a) 15 b) 8
c) 7.5 d) 5.3
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5. The vectors A = 6 i + 9 j 3k and B = 2 i + 3 j k and are
a) parallel b) antiparallel
c) perpendicular d) identical
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6. Given P .¨ P + Q ¸ = P2 , then the angle between P andQ is
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a) 00 b) 300
0
c) 45 d) 900
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7. If P = 2 i 3 j + k and Q = 3 i 2 j ,then P Q is
a) zero b) 6
c) 12 d) 15
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8. If A B = AB, then the angle between A and B is
a) 00 b) 450
c) 900 d) 1800
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9. If A1 and A2 are two noncollinear unit vectors and if A1 +A2 = 3, then the value of
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¨ A1 A 2 ¸ ¨ 2A1 + A 2 ¸ is
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1
a) 1 b)
2
3
c) d) 2
2
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10. Consider a vector F = 4 i – 3 j Another vector that is perpendicular to F is

a) 4i+3j b) 6j

c) 7j d) 3i+ 4 j
Answer Key
Objective Questions MCQ’s
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d)
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Theory Questions
1. Define vector product of two vectors. Also state the characteristics of vector product.
2. Derive an expression for cross product of two vectors and express it in determinant form.
3. Show that the magnitude of vector product of two vectors is numerically equal to the area of a
parallelogram formed by the two vectors.
4. Distinguish between dot product and cross product.
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5. Find A u B , where A = 2 i 5 j + 3k and B = 3 i + 4 j 9k.
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6. If A = 2 i + j k and B = i + j k, determine the unit vector parallel to A u B .
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7. Find the area of the triangle formed by A = 3 i 4 j + 2k and B = i + j 2k as adjacent sides.
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8. A force F = ¨ 4 i + 2 j k ¸ N acts on a body at a distance of r = ¨ i 3 j + k ¸ m from the origin of an
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inertial reference frame. Find the torque acting on the body.
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9. Find unit vector perpendicular to the plane of the vectors. A = i 2 j + k and B = 2 i + 0 j k.
Objective Questions
1. If the ratio of the dot product of two vectors and cross product of same two vector is 3 , the two vectors
make angle
a) 300 b) 450
0
c) 90 d) 1200
2. The magnitude of self cross product is

a) zero b) magnitude of vector
c) square of the magnitude of vector d) half the magnitude of vector
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3. If A u B = B u A , then the angle between A and B is
a) S b) S/3
c) S/2 d) S/4
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4. Given T is the angle between A and B . Then A uB is equal to
a) sinT b) cos T
c) tan T d) cot T
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5. If P Q = 0 , then P Q is
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a) P||Q b) zero
c) 1 d) PQ
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6. Given c = a u b . The angle which a makes with c is
a) 00 b) 450
c) 900 d) 1800
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7. Given A = 4 i + 6 j andB = 2 i + 3 j . Which of the following is correct ?
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a) A u B=0 b) A B =24
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c) o
= d) A and B are antiparallel
2
B
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8. If A < B = 0 and A u B = 1 , then A and B are
a) perpendicular unit vectors b) parallel unit vectors
c) parallel d) perpendicular
9. The magnitude of the vector product of two vectors 3 times their scalar product. The angle between
the two vectors is
a) 900 b) 600
0
c) 45 d) 300
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10. A vector A points vertically upwards and B point towards North. The vector product A u B is
a) zero b) along East
c) along West d) vertically downwards
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11. The area of a parallelogram formed from the vector A = i 2 j + 3k and B = 3 i 2 j + k as adjacent side is
a) 8 3 units b) 64 units
c) 32 units d) 4 6 units
12. The vector product of two nonzero vectors is zero

a) only when they are in the same direction b) only when they are making angle 600
c) only when they are perpendicular d) when they are parallel and antiparallel
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (d)
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Basic Mathematical Tools-II Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA-1)
Theory Question
Solve each of the following equations
1. x2 - 2x + 1 = 0
(Ans: x = 1)
2. x2 + 9x + 20 = 0
(Ans: x = -4, -5)
3. 3x2 - 5x - 12 = 0
-4
(Ans: x = 3, )
3
4. x2 + x = -1 (Ans: No Solution)
5. 9y2 + 6y - 8 = 0
(Ans:  ,  )
2 -4
3 3 
6. y2 - 25 = 0
(Ans: y = ± 5 )
2
7. 8x = x
(Ans: x = 0, 8)
8. (x - 5) (x + 8) = -20
-3 ± 89
(Ans: x = )
2
9. Find the sum of the series 3 + 5 + 7+ 9 + … + 57
(Ans: 840)
10. Find the sum of the series 1 -3 -7 -11 … - 51.
(Ans: -350)
11. In an arithmetic series, find the sum of the first 10 terms if the first term is 3 and the common difference
is 4.
(Ans: 210)
12. For each of the following geometric series, write down the common ratio and find value of the eight
term.
a. 3 + 9 + 27 + 81 + … b. 1024 + 256 + 64 + 16 + … c. 1 - 2 + 4 - 8 + …
1 1
(Ans: a. 3 b. , c. -2, -128)
4 16
13. For each of the following geometric series, find an expression for nth term.
a. 1 + 5 + 25 + 125 + … b. 3 - 12 + 48 - 192 + … c. 1 - 2 + 4 - 8 +
(Ans: a. 5n-1 b. 3(-4)n-1 c. (-2)n-1 )
14. Find the sum of the first 12 terms of each of the following geometric series.
1 1 1 1
a. 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + … b. 640 + 320 + 160 + 80 + … c. - + 1 - 4 + ...
6 2 2 2
-66430
(Ans: a. 8190 b. 1279.6875 c. )
3
1 2
15. Show that 6, 5 ,4 ,4,........... is an AP
3 3
16. Which term of the series 20 + 16 + 12 + …… is – 96 ?

(Ans: 30)
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1 1
17. Find the common ratio of the following G.P. : 7, 1, ,…… (Ans: )
7 7
18. Determine the number of terms in the sequence 5/2, 5, 10, ……, 640.
(Ans: 9)
19. The 3rd term of a G.P. is 24 and 6th term is 192. Find the 10th term.
(Ans: 3072)
20. Find the sum of following sequence : 2 + 2 + 8 + ......12 terms
(
(Ans: 63 2 + 2 ) )
21. Find the sum of the following sequence : 2, -1, 1/2 , -1/4, ……to infinite terms
4
(Ans: )
3
22. Solve the following -
1 2
(i)
( )
274 3 - ( 32 ) 5
(ii)
645/6 163/6 .273
( 0.0001 ) 3 813 .93
128
(Ans: i. 77000000 ii. )
27
23. Find value -
(i) log3 27 (ii) log7 3 7 (iii) log10 0.0001 (iv) log 2
4
(v) log2  
1
(vi) log51 (vii) log8 4 (viii) log10 105
 16 
1 2
(Ans: i. 3 ii. iii. -4 iv. 4 v. -4 vi. 0 vii. viii. 5)
3 3
24. Find value of ‘a’ if -
1 5
(i) loga 25 = 2 (ii) log a 7 7 = (iii) loga 32 =
3 3
9
(Ans: i. 5 ii. 7 2 iii. 8)
25. Prove that -
(i) log 12 = log 3 + 2 log 2
(ii) 3 log 2 + log 5 = log 40
9 35 15
(iii) log + log - log
14 24 16
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Theory Question
1. Reduce the following equations to the slope-intercept form and find the values of slope and y-intercept.
(i) x + 3y = 10 (ii) 3x + 3y = 5 (iii) y = 0
- x 10 -1 10 5 5
(Ans: i. y = + , , ii. y = - x + , -1, iii. y = 0 x + 0, 0,0 )
3 3 3 3 3 3
2. Draw graph of following equations:
(i) y = 6x2 (ii) y = -2x2
2
(iii) x = 3y (iv) x = -3y2
2
(v) y = 3x + 2
3. Graphs :
Draw the graphs between ‘y’ and ‘x’ and compare :
i. y = 2x and y = 3x
ii. y = 3x - 1 and y = 3x + 1
iii. y = -2x and y = -3x
iv. x + y = 1 and x - 2y = 2
v. x = 2y + 1 and x = -2y + 1
vi. y = x2 and y = x2 - 2x + 1
vii. y = 2x + 2 and y = -2x + 2
viii. y = 2x and y = 2x - 1
ix. y = 2x + 3 and y = 4x + 6
x. y = x + 1 and 2y = 2x + 2
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dy
Find of the given functions
dx
1. y = xn + 2, where n is constant
(Ans: (n + 2)xn+1)
3
2. y=x
(Ans: 3x2)
-n
3. y = x , where n is constant
(Ans: -n x-n-1)
4. y = x-4
(Ans: -4x-5)
1
5. y=x n , where n is constant and n ≠ 0
 1-n 
1  
(Ans: x  n 
)
n
1
6. y=x 2
1
(Ans: )
2 x
7. y =x
(Ans: 2x )
3
8. y = ax , where a is a constant
(Ans: 3ax2)
1 1
9. y= x 4
2
1
(Ans: 3
)
8x 4
10. Differentiate with respect to x
a.x2 b. x4 c. x d. x9 e. x-3 f. x-1
2 5
g. 4x h. 7x i.2x j. 3 k. 8x-2 l. 11x-4
(Ans: a. 2x b. 4x c. 1 d. 9x8 e. -3x-4 f. -x-2
3
g. 8x h. 7 i. 10x4 j. 0 k. -16x-3 l. -44x-5)
Objective Questions
d 7/2
1. (x ) is equal to
dx
7 -5/2 7
a) x b) - x -5/2
2 2
7 5/2 2 5/2
c) x d) x
2 7
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d 1 
2.   is equal to
dx  x 3 
-3 x2
a) b)
x4 3
x2
c) - d) 3x2
3
d 3/2
3. (x ) is :
dx
3 1/2 3 5/2
a) x b) x
2 2
3 7/2 3 9/2
c) x d) x
2 2
d 1 
4.
dx  x 
 1 
a)   b) x
2 x 
1 1
c) - 3/2 d)
2x 2x 3/2
dy
5. The value of for y = 5x will be -
dx
5x 2
a) 5 b)
2
c) zero d) 10 x2
d(π x 2 )
6. is equal to
dx
a) 2πx b) πx
πx
c) 2x d)
2
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a)
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Objective Questions
dy
1. If y = x3 + 2x2 + 7x + 8 then will be -
dx
a) 3x2 + 2x + 15 b) 3x2 + 4x + 7
c) x3 + 2x2 + 15 d) x3 + 4x + 7
dy
2. If y = x2 sin x, then will be -
dx
a) x2 cos x + 2x sin x b) 2x sin x
c) 2x sin x d) 2x cos x
dy
3. If y = ex. cot x then will be
dx
x 2
a) e cot x - cosec x b) ex cosec2 x
c) ex [cot x - cosec2 x] d) ex cot x
dy
4. If y = x. nx then will be
dx
a) nx + x b) 1+ nx
c) nx d) 1
dy
5. y = 4 + 5x + 7x3. Find
dx
a) 5 - 21x2 b) 5 + 21x2
c) 9 + 7x2 d) 5 + 21 x
1 1 dy
6. y = x + x2. + + Find
x x3 dx
1 3 1 2
a) 1 + 2x - 2 - 4 b) 1 + 2x - 2
- 4
x x x x
1 3 1 3
c) 1 - 2x - 2 + 4 d) 1 + 2x - 2 - 3
x x x x
x+2
7. If f(x) = The value f(-1) is
x-2
1 1
a) b) -
3 3
c) 3 d) -3
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1 dy
8. y = x2 + 2
. Find
x dx
2 2
a) 2x - 3 b) 2x -
x x4
2
c) 2x + 3 d) None of these
x
d
9. (tan x) is equal to
dx
a) sec2 x b) cot x
c) - sec2 x d) - cot x
d 3
10. (x + 4x2 + 1) is equal to
dx
x4 4 3
a) + x +x+c b) 3x2 + 8x
4 3
x4 x4 3
c) + 8x d) 3x 2 + x
4 4
d 1 
11.  x + + log x +tan x 
dx  x 
1 1
a) 1 - 2 + sec 2x b) 1+ + sec 2 x
x x
1 1 1 1
c) 1 + 2 + + sec 2 x d) 1 - 2 + + sec 2x
x x x x
2
d 1 
12. x+  is equal to
dx  x
1 1
a) 1+ 2 b) -1+
x x2
1
c) 1- 2 d) x2 - 1
x
d 4
13. (x -2sin x + 3 cos x)
dx
a) 4x3 - 2 cos x + 3 sin x b) 3x2 + 2 cos x + 3 sin x
c) 4x3 + 2 cos x - 3 sin x d) 4x3 - 2 cos x - 3 sin x
dy
14. If y = x3 + 2x + 1 then at x = 1 is -
dx
a) 6 b) 7
c) 8 d) 5
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d
15. y = sec x + tan x, value of is-
dx
a) sec2 x + tan x b) tan2 x + sec x
c) sec x (tan x + sec x) d) sec x (1 + sec x)
d (x 2 + 1)
16.
dx x + 1
x 2 + 2x - 1 x 2 - 2x + 1
a) b)
(x + 1)2 (x + 1)2
x 2 + 2x - 1 x 2 + 2x + 1
c) d)
x +1 (x + 1)2
d  1 1 
17.  1+ 2 + 3 
dx  x x 
1 1 -2 3
a) x+ 2 + 3 b) -
x x x3 x 4
1 3 -2 1
c) x- 2 + 3 d) -
x x x x2
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (b)
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Objective Questions
d
1. sin 2x
dx
a) (sin 2x)-1/2 b) cos 2x (sin 2x)-1/2
c) 2 cos 2x (sin 2x)-1/2 d) cos 2x (sin 2x)1/2
d
2. tan x
dx
-1
2 sec2 x (tan x)-1/2 1
a) b) sec 2 x(tan x) 2
2
1
c) (tan x) -1/2 d) 2 (tan x)-1/2
2
d
3. sin (log x)
dx
a) cos (log x) b) log (cos x)
cos(logx)
c) x cos (log x) d)
x
d
4. 2x2 + 1
dx
a) 2x (2x2 + 1)1/2 b) 2x (2x2 + 1)-1/2
c) (2x2 + 1)1/2 d) (2x2 + 1)-1/2
d 2x
5. e
dx
2x
e 2x
a) b) 2x e
2x
2x -1/2
c) e d) e(2x)
d
6. sin2 (x 2 )
dx
a) 2x sin2 x2 cos x2 b) 4x sin x2 cos x2
c) 2x sin 2x2 d) 4x sin x cos x3
dy
7. y = cos2 x is given, then is -
dx
a) -2 sin x cos x b) 4x sin x2 cos x
c) 2x sin 2x2 d) 4x sin x cos x2
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dy
8. If y = log (tan x), then is -
dx
cos2 x 1
a) b)
tan x tan x
sec 2 x
c) d) log(sec2 x)
tan x
dy
9. If y = sin (2x2), then is -
dx
a) 4x cos (2x2) b) 2 cos (2x2)
c) 4 cos (2x2) d) -4 cos (2x2)
dy π
10. If y = sin2 x – 2 tan2 x, then at x = is -
dx 4
a) - 11 b) -7
c) - 13 d) - 15
dy
11. If y = x3 + 2x + 1 then at x = 1 is -
dx
a) 6 b) 7
c) cot x d) 5
d
12. [log(cos x)] is :
dx
a) - tan x b) tan x
c) cot x d) - cot x
d
13. (y + 2)2 is equal to
dy
a) 2y + 4 b) 2y - 4
c) 4 + y2 d) 2(y + 1)
π
14. Slope of graph y = tan x drawn between y and x, at x = is:
4
a) 0 b) 1
1
c) 2 d)
2
15. Equation of straight line is 2x + 3y = 5. Slope of the straight line is :

a) 3/2 b) 2/3
c) -2/3 d) -3/2
dy
16. y = 5 sin(3ωt + φ) Find where ω and φ are constant
dt
a) 15 ω cos (3 ω t + φ ) b) 15 ω cos (3 ω t)
c) 15 cos (3 ω t + φ ) d) 5 ω cos (3 ω t + φ )
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dy
17. If y = ekt then will be
dt
a) ekt b) ekt/k
c) tekt d) kekt
18. Differentiation of sin(x2) w.r.t.x is -

a) cos(x2) b) 2x cos (x2)
c) x2 cos(x2) d) -cos (2x)
19. Double differentiation of displacement w.r.t. time is :

a) acceleration b) Velocity
c) force d) None
d2 y
20. If y = x3 then is -
dx 2
a) 6x2 b) 6x
c) 3x2 d) 3x
d2 y
21. If y = sin x, then will be :
dx 2
a) cos x b) sin x
c) - sin x d) sin x + c
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (c)
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Objective Questions
1. If Q = 4v3 +3v2, then the value ‘v’ such that, there maxima of ‘Q’ -
1
a) 0 b) -
2
1
c) d) none
2
2. If velocity of particle is given by v = 2t4 then its acceleration (dv/dt) at any time t will be given by :
a) 8t3 b) 8 t
3
c) -8t d) t2
3. If y = 3 t2 - 4t; then minima of y will be at :

a) 3/2 b) ¾
c) 2/3 d) 4/3
4. The function x5 - 54 + 5x3 - 10 has a maxima, when x =

a) 3 b) 2
c) 1 d) None of these
5. y = x(c - x) where c is a constant. Maxima occurs when x =
The height h (in meters) of an object varies with time ‘t’ in seconds as h = 10t - 5t2 .Then maximum height
6.
(in m) attained by the object is :
7. The maximum value of xy subject to x + y = 8, is :

a) 8 b) 16
c) 20 d) 24
8. The displacement of a body at any time t after starting is given by s = 15t - 0.4t2. The velocity of the body
will be 7 ms-1 after time.
a) 20 s b) 15 s
c) 10 s d) 5 s
9. For the previous question, the acceleration of the particle at any time t is :
a) - 0.8 m/s2 b) 0.8 m/s2
2
c) - 0.6 m/s d) 0.5 m/s2
Answer Key
Objective Questions
c
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. ( ) 6. (5m) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a)
2
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Objective Questions
5/2
1. ∫x dx is
2 7/2 2x 7/2
a) x +C b) +C
5 7
2 -7/2 2 -7/3
c) x +C d) x
7 7
∫
5
2. x dx
6 6/5
a) x6/5 b) x
5
5 5/6 5 6/5
c) x d) x
6 6
1
3. ∫ x
dx =
x
a) b) 2 x
2
2
c) d) none of these
x
3
4. ∫ (4 x + 3x 2 - 3) dx is
x 4 x3
a) x4 + x3 - 3x + c b) + - 3x + c
4 3
x4 x3
c) x4 + x3 + 3x + c d) + + 3x + c
4 3
1
5. ∫ x dx :
a) loge x + c b) ex + c
c) x3/2 + c d) x+c
x
6. ∫ (sinx + e ) dx :
a) cos x + ex + c b) cos x - ex + c
c) - cos x + ex + c d) sin x + ex + c
1
7. ∫ sin2 x dx is
a) cosec2 x + c b) sec2 x
c) tan x + c d) - cot x + c
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1 x
8. ∫  x + e  dx is

a) log x + x + c b) log x + ex + c
c) log x - x + c d) log x - ex + c
-x
9. ∫e dx
a) -e-x + C b) e-x + C
c) -ex + C d) e-x + x + C
10. ∫ sin x dx
a) - cos x + C b) cos x + C
cos x
c) +C d) tan x + C
2
11. ∫ (1 - x) x dx
2 3/2 2 5/2 2 2
a) x + x +C b) - x 3/2 + x 5/2 + C
3 5 3 5
2 3/2 2 5/2 2 3/2 2 5/2
c) - x - x +C d) x - x +C
3 5 3 5
3
12. ∫2 x dx
a) x3 + C b) x+C
1
c) x+C d) +C
x
13. Integrate the following : ∫ (2t - 4)-4 dt =

(2t - 4)-3 (2t - 4)-3
a) - +C b) +C
6 6
(2t - 4)3 (2t - 4)-3
c) +C d) +C
2 2
∫ (x + 1)dy If y = 6x
2
14.
a) 2x3 + 6x2 + C b) 4x3 + 6x2 + C
c) 4x3 + 4x2 + C d) 4x3 - 6x2 + C
15. ∫ sec x (sec x -tan x) dx

a) tan x - sec x + c b) sec x + tan x + c
c) sec x - tan x + c d) None
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2
16. ∫x is equal to :
x3
a) +C b) 2x
3
2x 3
c) d) Meaningless
3
17. If y = 4 cos 4 x find ∫ ydx

a) sin 4x + C b) cos 4x + C
c) 4 sin 4x + C d) -sin 4x + C
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (a)
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Objective Questions
t2
1. The value of ∫ dt is -
t1
a) (t1 - t2) b) (t2 - t1)
c) t + constant d) t2 + t 1
2
2. ∫ 2t dt is equal to -
0
a) 0 b) 4
1
c) 2 d)
2
1
3. Value of ∫ (3x 2 - 4x + 1) dx is -
0
a) 0 b) 1
c) 2 d) 3
1
3
4. ∫ (x + 1) dx is -
0
1 3
a) b)
4 4
5 7
c) d)
4 4
2
3
5. ∫ (x + x 2 + 2x +1) dx is -
1
121 49
a) b)
12 12
55 33
c) d)
12 12
π /2
6. ∫ sinx dx is equal to -
π /6
1 1
a) b)
2 2
3
c) d) 0
2
π /4
7. ∫ sec2 x dx is -
0
a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 4
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π /2
8. ∫ sin x dx is
0
a) -1 b) 1
c) 0 d) None
π /6
9. ∫ 1 - cos2 x dx
0
3
a) 1+ b) 2- 3
2
3
c) 1- d) 2+ 3
2
π /2
10. ∫ (sin x + cos x) dx
0
a) 2 b) 1
c) 3 d) 4
∞
-x
11. ∫e dx
0
a) 1 b) 0
c) ∞ d) none of these
π /2
12. ∫ sin 2xdx is -
0
a) 2 b) 0
c) 1 d) -2
5
1
13. ∫ (2 + 3x) dx is -
2
15 7
a) b)
2 5
1 17 17
c) n d) n
3 8 8
1
5
14. Evaluate ∫x dx
-1
1
a) 0 b)
3
1
c) d) 2
6
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π /2
15. Value of ∫ cos3t dt is
0
2 1
a) b) -
3 3
2 1
c) - d)
3 3
π /2
16. The value of ∫ sin2 x d x will be :
0
a) 1 b) 0
π π
c) d)
4 2
1
9
17. If ∫ (t 2 + 9t + c) dt = then find the value of ‘c’
0
2
1
a) - b) zero
3
c) 3 d) 2
 π
18. The area region between y = sin x and x - axis in the interval  0,  will be :
 2
a) 1 b) 0
c) 2 d) 4
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (a)
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Kinematics 1-D Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA-1)
Theory Question
1. Explain the difference between distance and displacement.
2. Explain the difference between speed and velocity.
3. The average speed of a body is greater than or equal to magnitude of average velocity over a given time
interval. Explain.
Numerical question
1. A sail boat sails 2 km due East, 5 km 370 South of East and finally an unknown displacement. If
the final displacement of the boat from the starting point is 6 km due East, the third displacement is ……….
(Ans : 3km due North)
Objective Question
1. A body goes 30 km south and then 40 km east. What will be the displacement from initial Point ?
a) 50 km, 370 South of East b) 30 km, 370 South of East
0
c) 70 km, 53 South of East d) 40 km, 530 South of East
2. The displacement vector of the particle if it moves from A (3, 4, 5) to B (4, 5, 6) is

∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
a) 3 i + 4 j + 5k b) 4 i + 5 j + 6k
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
c) i + j +k d) 3i +5j +k
3. A ball is thrown vertically up with a certain velocity. It attains a height of 40 m and comes back to the
thrower. Then choose the incorrect options : (g = 10m/s2)
a) The average speed of the ball for the round trip is zero.
b) Total displacement is 80 m
c) total displacement is zero
d) the average velocity for round trip is non zero
4. A train starts from station A at 1 pm and reaches station B at 3 pm, after travelling 108 km. It halts at
station B for one hour and then starts for station C which is 42 km from station B. It reaches station C at 7
pm on the same day, The average speed of the train for the whole journey from A to C is
a) 68 km/hr b) 25 km/hr
c) 30 km/hr d) 35 km/hr
5. A body moves 6 m north, 8 m east and 10 m vertically upwards, what is its resultant displacement from
initial position :
a) 10 2m b) 10 m
c) 10 / 2m d) 10 × 2m
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6. A car travels from A to B at a speed of 20 km/hr and returns at a speed of 30 km/hr. The average speed of
the car for whole journey is :
a) 25 km/hr b) 24 km/hr
c) 50 km/hr d) 5 km/hr
A body has speed V, 2V and 3V in first 1/3rd of distance S, seconds 1/3rd of S and third 1/3rd of S
7.
respectively. Its average speed will be :
a) V b) 2V
c) 18/11 V d) 11/18 V
8. A particle travels from A to B along the path shown in figure, then the displacement of particle is :
a) 2 2m b) 4 2m
c) 52 m d) None of these
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a,b,d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b)
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Theory Question
1. Explain instantaneous velocity and instantaneous speed.
2. For a uniform motion in one dimension, the magnitude of average. Velocity = magnitude of instantaneous
velocity = average speed. Explain.
Objective Question
COMPREHENSION
1
If S = ut + at 2 Where ; S is displacement, u – initial velocity (constant), v – final velocity, a – acceleration
2
(constant) and t – time taken then -
1. Differentiation of ‘S’ w.r.t. ‘t’ will be -

at
a) u+ b) u + at
2
ut 2 at
c) u + 2at d) +
2 2
2. Differentiation of above result w. r. t. ‘t’ will be -

a) a b) u+a
c) u d) none
3. The displacement of a body at any time t after starting is given by s = 15t – 0.4t2. The velocity of the body
will be 7 ms-1 after time.
a) 20 s b) 15 s
c) 10 s d) 5 s
4. For the previous question, the acceleration of the particles at any time t is :
a) - 0.8 m/s2 b) 0.8 m/s2
c) -0.6 m/s 2
d) 0.5 m/s2
5. The velocity of a particles is given as v(t) = t3 + 2t + 1 Find the acceleration of the particle at time t = 1 sec.
a) 4 b) 5
c) 2 d) 3
6. A particle is moving in a straight line. Its displacement at time t is given by s = - 4t2 + 2t, then its velocity
1
and acceleration at time t = second are
2
a) Velocity of the particle is - 2 m/s b) velocity of the particle is 4 m/s
2
c) Acceleration of the particle is – 8m/s d) acceleration of the particle is 6 m/s2
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7. The magnitude of the displacement is equal to the distance covered in a given interval of time if the
particle. Then choose the correct option (s)
a) moves with constant acceleration along any path
b) moves with constant speed
c) moves in same direction with constant velocity or with variable velocity.
d) have acceleration and velocity in same direction.
8. The velocity of a car moving on a straight road increase linearly according to equation, v = a + b x , where
a and b are positive constants. The acceleration in the course of such motion : (x is the displacement)
a) increases b) decreases
c) stay constant d) becomes zero
9. The displacement of a moving particle is proportional to the square of the time. For this particle
a) the velocity is constant b) the velocity is variable
c) the acceleration is constant d) the acceleration is variable
10. A particle moves along the y – axis and its y –coordinate (y) changes with time (t) as y = u (t - 2) + a (t - 2)2
a) the initial velocity (at t = 0) of the particle is u
b) the acceleration of the particle is a
c) the acceleration of the particle is 2 a
d) at t = 2s particle is at the origin
11. A particle whose speed is 5 6 m/s moves along the line from A (1, 0, 3) to B (3, 2, -1). Find its velocity
∧ ∧ ∧
vector in the form of a i + b j + ck
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
a) 5 i + 5 j - 10k b) 5 i + 10 j - 10k
∧ ∧ ∧
c) 5 i + 5 j + 10k d) None of these
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12. If the position (x) of the particle is given as x = 3t2 – 8 t + 5. Here positive value of velocity and
acceleration means they are towards x direction. Match the column – I with correct result of column – II.
Here x is in meters and t is in seconds.
Column-I Column-II
A) Acceleration of particle is 6 m/s2 P) t = 1 seconds
B) Velocity of particle is zero Q) t = 3/4 seconds
C) Velocity of particle is negative R) t = 5/3 seconds
D) Particle is at origin (x = 0) S) t = 0 seconds
T) t = 4/3 seconds
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (a,c) 7. (d,c) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c,d)
11. (a)
12. A – P,Q,R,S,T
B–T
C – P,Q,S
D - P,R
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Numerical Question
1. The speed of a car is reduced from 90 km/h to 36 km/h in 5 s.

What is the distance travelled by the car in this time interval ?
(Ans : 87.5 m)
2. A person travelling at 43.2 km/h applies the brake giving a deceleration of 6.0 m/s2 to his scooter. How far
will it travel before stopping ?
(Ans : 12 m)
3. A particle starts moving in + ve x direction with initial velocity of 10 ms-1 with a uniform acceleration of
magnitude 2 ms-2 but directed in – ve x direction. What is the distance traversed by the particle in 12
seconds ?
(Ans : 74 m)
4. A bullet travelling with a velocity of 16 m/s penetrates a tree trunk and come to rest in 0.4 m. Find the
time taken during the retardation.
(Ans : 0.05 s)
5. A driver takes 0.20 s to apply the brakes after he sees a need for it. This is called the reaction time to the
driver. If he is driving a car at a speed of 54km/h and the breaks causes a deceleration of 6.0 m/s2, find the
distance travelled by the car after he sees the need to put brakes on.
(Ans : 21.75 m)
Objective Questions
1. A particle has initial velocity of 17 ms-1 towards east and constant acceleration of 2ms-2 due west. The
distance covered by it in 9 th second of motion is :
a) 0m b) 0.5 m
c) 72 m d) 2 m
2. The numerical ratio of velocity to its magnitude (speed) is always :

a) ≤1 b) = 1
c) < 1 d) zero
3. A particle moves in a straight line. The displacement x of particle varies with time as x = 2 - 5t + 6t2. Then
the initial velocity of the particle is :
a) 2 m/s b) -5 m/s
c) 6 m/s d) -3 m/s
4. A train 200m long moving at constant acceleration crosses a bridge 300m long. It enters the bridge with a
speed of 3m/s and leaves it with a speed of 5m/s. What is the time taken to cross the bridge ?
a) 25 s b) 75 s
c) 125 s d) 150 s
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5. A rifle bullet loses 1/20th of its velocity in passing through a plank. The least number of such planks
required to just stop the bullet is :
a) 5 b) 10
c) 11 d) 20
6. A body having uniform acceleration of 10 m s-2 has a velocity of 100 m s-1. In what time, the velocity will
be doubled ?
a) 8s b) 10 s
c) 12 s d) 14 s
7. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate of 2 ms-2 for sometime. Then, it retards at a constant rate of
4 ms-2 and comes to rest. If the total time for which it remains in motion in 3 second, what is the total
distance travelled ?
a) 2m b) 3 m
c) 4m d) 6 m
A train is moving with a velocity of 30 m s-1. When brakes are applied. It is found that the velocity reduces
8.
to 10 m s-1 in 240 m. When the velocity of the train is zero, the distance travelled is :
a) 220 m b) 240 m
c) 250 m d) 270 m
9. A train runs past a telegraph pole in 15 second, and through a tunnel 450 metre long in 45 s. The length of
the train is :
a) 225 m b) 325 m
c) 425 m d) 450 m
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (a)
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Numerical Question
1. A ball is projected vertically upward with a speed of 50 m/s. Find (a) the maximum height, (b) the time to
reach the maximum height, (c) the speed at half the maximum height. Take g = 10 m/s2
(Ans : 125 m, 5 s, 25 2 m/s )
2. A ball is dropped from a balloon going up at a speed of 7 m/s. If the balloon was at a height 60 m at the
time of dropping the ball , how long will the ball take in reaching the ground ?
(Ans : 4.3 s)
3. A person sitting on the top of a tall building is dropping balls at regular intervals of one second. Find the
positions of the 3rd,4th and 5th ball when the 6th ball is being dropped.
(Ans : 44.1 m, 19.6 m, 4.9 m)
4. From the top of a tower a stone is dropped. If it covers 24.5 m in the last second of its motion, find the
height of the tower.
(Ans : 44.1 m)
Objective Question
1. Two balls are dropped from the same point after an interval of 1 s. If acceleration due to gravity is 10
m/s2, what will be their separation 3 seconds after the release of first ball ?
a) 5m b) 10 m
c) 25 m d) 30 m
2. Water drops fall at regular intervals form a roof. At an instant when a drop is about to leave the roof, the
separations between 3 successive drops below the roof are in ratio :
a) 1:2:3 b) 1 : 4 : 9
c) 1:3:5 d) 1 : 5 : 13
3. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the ground. It crosses a point at the height of 25 m twice at an
interval of 4 secs. The ball was thrown with the velocity of
a) 20 m/sec b) 25 m/sec
c) 30m/sec d) 35 m/sec
4. A ball is drooped form the top of a tower 100m high. Simultaneously another ball is thrown upwards form
the foot of the tower with a speed of 50m/s. After what time do they cross each other :
a) 1s b) 2s
c) 3s d) 4s
5. A particle is projected vertically upwards with a velocity u from a point O. When it returns to the point of
projection : (g = 10m/s2)
a) its average velocity is zero b) its displacement is zero
c) its average speed is u/2 d) its average speed is u
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6. A rocket is fired vertically upwards and moves with net acceleration of 10 m/s2. After 1min the fuel is
exhausted. The time taken by it to reach the highest point after the fuel is exhausted will be : (g = 10 m/s2)
a) 10 sec b) 20 sec
c) 30 sec d) 60 sec
7. A person throws balls into the air one after the other at an interval of one second. The next ball is thrown
when the velocity of the ball thrown earlier is zero. To what height the ball rise : (g = 10 m/s2)
a) 5m b) 10m
c) 20m d) 40m
8. A body having uniform acceleration of 10 ms-2 has a velocity of 100 m s-1. In what time, the velocity will be
doubled ?
a) 8s b) 10 s
c) 12 s d) 14 s
9. A stone falls from rest. The total distance covered by it in the last second of its motion is equal to the
distance covered in the first three seconds of its motion. How long does the stone remains in the air ?
a) 4s b) 5s
c) 6s d) 7s
10. A balloon is moving upwards with velocity 9.8 m s-1. It releases a stone which comes down to the ground
in 11 s. The height of the balloon from the ground at the moment when the stone was dropped is:
a) 494.9 m b) 592.9 m
c) 49. m d) 485.1 m
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a,b,c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (d)
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Theory Question
1. What is position –time graph? Discuss the position-time graph of an object

(i) at rest (ii) in uniform motion (iii) in non – uniform motion.
2. Explain the velocity-time graph of a particle having (i) uniform velocity (ii) uniform
acceleration/retardation (iii) non-uniform acceleration/retardation.
3. Using velocity-time graph, derive the kinematical equations of motion.
Objective Question
1. The distance-time curve of a moving motor-car is according to the following figure. The portion OA of the
curve shows:
a) accelerated motion b) retarted motion

c) Uniform motion d) state of rest
2. In the above figure, the portion AB of the curve shows:

3. In the above figure, the portion BC of the curve shows :

The displacement time graph for two particles A and B are straight lines inclined at angles of 300 and 600
4.
with the time axis. The ratio of the velocities VA : VB will be :
a) 1:2 b) 1: 3
c) 3:1 d) 1:3
5. The distance travelled by the moving body is :

a) The area between the speed time graph and time axis.
b) The area between the speed time graph and speed axis
c) The area between the distance time graph and time axis
d) The area between the distance time graph and distance axis
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6. Figure shows the graphical variation of displacement with time for the case of a particle moving along a
straight line. The acceleration of the particle during the interval OA, AB, BC and CD are respectively.
OA AB BC CD
A) - 0 + 0
B) + 0 + +
C) - 0 - 0
D) + 0 - +
7. The following figure shows the velocity-time graph of a body. According to this, at the point B :
a) the force is zero

b) The force is in the direction of motion
c) the force is in opposite direction of the motion
d) It is only the gravitational force
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8. The graph shown in figure shows the velocity v versus time t for a body. Which of the graphs shown in
figure represents the corresponding acceleration versus time graphs ?
a) b)
c) d)
9. A particle moves along X –axis in such a way that its x – co-ordinate varies with time t according to the
equation : x = (6 - 4t + 6t2) metre. The velocity of the particles will vary with time according to the graph :
a) b)
c) d)
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10. The following figure shows the displacement -time graph for a particle. The figure shows that :
a) The particle starts with some velocity but the motion is retarded and finally stops
b) The velocity of the particle is constant throughout
c) The acceleration of the particle is constant
d) The particle starts with a constant velocity. Then the motion gets accelerated and finally it will be
with another constant velocity.
11. The variation in the speed of a car during its two hour journey is shown in the graph of the figure. The
magnitude of the maximum acceleration of the car occupies an interval of :
a) OA b) BC
c) CD d) DE
12. Figure shows the acceleration-time graph of a particle. Which of the following represents the
corresponding velocity-time graph?
a) b)
c) d)
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13. A ball dropped from a height reaches the same height after elastic impact with a glass floor. If the event is
continued, the velocity-time graph is shown by the adjoining figure:
a) b)
c) d)
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (c)
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Numerical Question
1. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate α for some time after which it decelerates at a constant
rate β to come to rest. If the total time lapse is t seconds, evaluate (i) the maximum velocity reached and
(ii) the total distance traveled.
αβt αβt 2
(Ans : , )
α + β 2(α + β)
Objective Question
For the displacement time graph shown in the figure, the ratio of the average speeds during the first two
1.
seconds and the next four seconds is
a) 1:1 b) 1:2
c) 2:1 d) 3:2
2. The following shows the time-velocity graph for a moving object. The maximum acceleration will be :
a) 1 m/sec2 b) 2 m/sec2
c) 3 m/sec2 d) 4 m/sec2
3. In the above question the magnitude of retardation will be :

4. The displacement-time graph for particle A and B are straight lines inclined at angles of 300 and 900 with
the time axis. The ratio of the velocities VA and VB is :
a) 1:2 b) 1: 3
c) 3 :1 d) 1:3
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5. The variation of velocity of a particle moving along a straight line is illustrated in the following figure. The
distance covered by the particle in 4 seconds is :
a) 60 m b) 25 m
c) 55 m d) 30 m
6. The following figure shows the linear motion velocity –time graph of a body. The body will be displaced in
5 seconds by:
a) 2m b) 3m
c) 4m d) 5m
7. In the above question, the acceleration in the portion OA of the curve will be:
a) Zero b) 2m/sec2
2
c) 1m/sec d) 0.5 sec2
8. In the above question, which portion of the curve will have zero acceleration :
a) OA b) AB
c) CD d) DE
9. The following figure shows the velocity-time graph of a moving body along a straight line. The
displacement and distance travelled in six seconds be respectively :
a) 8m, 16m b) 16m, 8m

c) 16m, 16m d) 8m, 8m
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10. A particle moves as shown in the following figure: From the above curve the correct velocity- time graph
for the interval of 4 seconds will be :
a) b)
c) d)
11. A graph of acceleration versus time of a particle starting from rest at t = 0 is as shown in figure. The speed
of the particle at t = 14 second is :
a) 2 m s-1 b) 34 m s-1
c) 20 m s-1 d) 42 m s-1
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12. The velocity-time graph of a particle in linear motion is shown. Both v and t are in SI units. What is the
displacement of the particle from the origin after 8 second ?
a) 6m b) 8m
c) 16 m d) 18 m
13. An elevator is going up. The variation in the velocity of the elevator is as given in the graph. What is the
height to which the elevator takes the passenger s ?
a) 3.6 m b) 28.8 m
c) 36.0 m d) 72.0 m
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (c)
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Numerical Question
1. The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension, under the action of a constant force is related
to the time t by the equation t = x + 3 . Find velocity of particle at t = 0.
(Ans : - 6 m/s)
2. A body starts from the origin and moves along the x axis such that the velocity at any instant is given by
4t3 - 2t where t is in sec and velocity in m/s. Find the acceleration of the particle when it is at a distance of
2 m from the origin.
(Ans : 22 m/s2)
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3. A particle moves in a straight line with an acceleration a ms-2 at time ‘t’ seconds where a = - . At time
t2
t = 1s the particle has a velocity of 3 ms-1 then the velocity at t = 4s is m × 10-2 m/s (where m is an positive
|m|
integer). Find
5
|m|
(Ans : = 45 )
5
Objective Question
1. A particle starts from rest and moves with acceleration a which varies with time t as a = kt where k is a
constant. The displacement s of the particle at time t is
1 2
a) kt b) at2
2
1 2
c) at d) none
2
2 2
2. The displacement x of a body varies with time t as x = - t + 16t +2 . The body will come to rest after :
3
a) 6s b) 18s
c) 12s d) 20s
3. The acceleration of a particle starting from rest, varies with time according to the relation a = kt + c. The
velocity of the particle after time t will be :
a) kt2 + ct b) 0.5 kt2 + ct
1 2 1
c) (kt + ct) d) kt2 + ct
2 2
4. Given below are the equations of motion of four particles A, B, C and D. xA = 6t - 3; xB = 4t2 - 2t + 3;
xC = 3t3 - 2t2 + t - 7 ; xD = 7 cos 600 - 3 sin 300.
Which of these four particles move with uniform non -zero acceleration ?
a) A b) B
c) C d) D
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5. The velocity of a particle increases linearly with time i.e. v = k t, where k = 2m/s2. The distance covered in
first three seconds will be :
a) 12 m b) 6 m
c) 9m d) 18 m
6. The position x of a body as a function of time t is given by the equation

x = 2t3 - 6t2 + 12t + 6
The acceleration of the body is zero at time t is equal to :
a) 1s b) 2 s
c) 3s d) 0.5 s
For a particle moving along a straight line, the displacement x depends on time t as x = At3 + Bt2 + Ct + D.
7.
The ratio of its initial velocity to its initial acceleration depends on :
a) A and C b) B and C
c) C and B d) C and D
8. The acceleration -time graph of a particle moving on a straight line is as shown in figure. The velocity of
the particle at time t = 0 is 2m/s. The velocity after 2 seconds will be
a) 6 m/s b) 4 m/s
c) 2 m/s d) 8 m/s
Comprehension
If a man has a velocity varying with time given as v = 3t2 , v is in m/s and t in sec then :
9. Regarding the velocity of man choose the correct option(s) :

a) Velocity of man after t =3 sec is 27 m/s
b) velocity of man after t = 3 sec is 9 m/s
c) average velocity of man during t = 0 to t = 3 sec is 9 m/s
d) average velocity of man during t = 0 to t = 3 sec is 27 m/s
10. Based on above comprehension choose the correct option (s) regarding displacement of particle :
a) displacement of particle after 2 seconds of his start is 8 m
b) displacement of particle after 2 seconds of his start is 12 m
c) ratio of displacement of particle during first 2 seconds and next 2 seconds is 1 : 7
d) ratio of displacement of particle during first 2 seconds and next 2 seconds is 7 : 1
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11. Regarding acceleration of man choose the correct option (s)

a) acceleration of man after t = 3 second is 18 m/s2
b) average acceleration of man during t = 0 to t = 3 seconds is 18 m/s2
c) average acceleration of man during t = 0 to t = 3 seconds is 9 m/s2
d) acceleration of man during t = 3 seconds is 12 m/s2
12. A particle is moving along x-axis. Its position (x) varies with time (t) is shown in the graph. Points A,B,C,D
and E are also given in the graph. Here positive values of velocity and acceleration means they are
towards +x direction and their negative values means that they are towards –x direction. Match the
column –I, according the correct results given in column-II. (Centre of curvature of BD is below the graph
but centre of curvature of AB and DE is above the graph)
Column-I Column-II
(A) From point A to B (p) acceleration of the particle is positive
(B) From point B to C (q) acceleration of the particle is negaitive
(C) From point C to D (r) velocity of the particle is positive or zero
(D) From point D to E (s) speed is increasing
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (a,c) 10. (a)
11. (a,c)
12. A – p, s, r
B – q, r
C – q, s
D–p
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Numerical Question
1. Given that the velocity of a particle changes with time such that v = 16 – t2
a) Draw a velocity-time graph for the first 4 seconds of motion
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b) Obtain the distance covered in the first 4 seconds (Ans : unit )
3
c) Workout the acceleration when
(i) t = 1 seconds (Ans : 2 Unit)
(ii) t = 3 seconds (Ans : 6 Unit)
2. Given that a particle moves from a point 0 with velocity ν = 3t 2 - 6t +3 and that when t = 1, s = 2 =m, find
expression for
a) the acceleration of the particle (Ans : 6t – 6)
b) the displacement of particle, in terms of t. (Ans : t3 – 3t2 + 3t + 1)
3. A particle has displacement from point 0 given by s = t3 - t2 + 4t

a) Obtain the displacement from 0 at time t = 0 (Ans : 0)
b) Obtain an expression the velocity and acceleration of the particle at time (i) t (ii) t = 2.
(Ans : v = 3t2 – 2t + 4 a = 6t – 2)
4. A body moves with varied acceleration a = 6t – 4 and at time t = 0 the body is moving with velocity 3 m/s
and has displacement 5m from the origin.
Find in terms of t expressions for the velocity and displacement of the particle.
(Ans : 12 m/s, 10 m/s2)
5. A particle P is projected from the origin 0 so that it moves along the x-axis. At time t s after projection, the
velocity of the particle, v ms-1, is given by ν = 3t 2 - 24t + 45
i. Show that P first comes to instantaneous rest when t = 3.
ii. Find an expression for the acceleration of P at time t s. a = 6t – 24
iii. Find an expression for the displacement of P in the first 3 seconds of its motion. 54 m
iv Find the distance travelled by the particle in the first 3 seconds of its motion. 54 m
Objective Question
1. A body is in straight line motion with an acceleration given by a = 32 - 4 ν . The initial condition are at t = 0,
ν = 4. Find the velocity when t = In 2 :
a) 15/2 b) 17/2
c) 23/4 d) 31/4
2. A particle moving along a straight line has a velocity ν m s-1. when it cleared a distance of y metre. These
two are connected by the relation ν = 49 + y . When its velocity is 1 m s-1, its acceleration (in m s-2) is :
a) 1 b) 2
c) 7 d) 0.5
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A street car moves rectilinearly from station A to the next station B with an acceleration varying according
3. to the law f = a – bx, where a and b are constants and x is the distance from station A. The distance
between the two station and the maximum velocity are :
2a a b a
a) x = ; ν max = b) x = ; νmax =
b b 2a b
a b a a
c) x = ; ν max = d) x = ; ν max =
2b a b b
4. The relation between time t and distance x is t = α x 2 + β x where α and β are constants. The retardation
is :
a) βν 3
2βν b) βν 2
2βν
c) αν 3
2αν d) β2ν 3
2β
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c)
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Theory Questions
1. Define the terms :

i) Projectile
ii) Velocity of projection
iii) Angle of projection
iv) Trajectory of projectile
2. Define
i) Time of ascent
ii) Time of descent
iii) Time of flight.
Derive necessary expressions
3. Show that for a given velocity of projection, there are two angles of projection which give the same
range of projectile.
Numerical Questions
1. A man throws a ball to maximum horizontal distance of 80 m. Calculate the maximum height reached.
2. A body is thrown with a velocity of 40 m/s in a direction making an angle of 300 with the horizontal.
Calculate
i) The horizontal range
ii) Maximum (peak) height attained
iii) The time taken to reach the maximum height.
Objective Questions
1. Which of the following ideas is helpful in understanding projectile motion ?

(a) Vx2 + Vy2 = constant
(b) Acceleration is +g when the object is rising and - g when falling
(c) In the absence of friction the trajectory will depend on the object’s mass as well as its initial
velocity and launch angle
(d) The horizontal motion is independent of the vertical motion
2. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the acceleration is -

(a) Maximum (b) Minimum
(c) Zero (d) g
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3. A stone is thrown upwards. It returns to ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the following
remains constant?
(a) speed of the ball (b) kinetic energy of the ball
(c) vertical component of velocity (d) horizontal component of velocity
4. An object is projected at an angle of 450 with the horizontal. The horizontal range and the maximum
height reached will be in the ratio
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 1
5.
( )
Two bodies are projected at angles θ and 90 0 - θ to the horizontal with the same speed. The ratio of
their times of flight is -
(a) sin θ : 1 (b) cos θ : 1
(c) sin θ : cos θ (d) cos θ : sin θ
6. A hunter takes an aim at a monkey sitting on a tree and fires a bullet. Just when the bullet leaves the
barrel of the gun, it so happens that the monkey begins to fall freely. The bullet will -
(a) Go above the monkey
(b) Go below the monkey
(c) May or may not hit the monkey. It will depend upon the velocity of the bullet
(d) Hit the monkey
7. The horizontal range for projectile is given by

u2 sin2 θ u2 sin 2θ
(a) (b)
g g
u2 sin 2θ u2 cos 2θ
(c) (d)
2g 2g
8. The maximum vertical height attained by a projectile is

u2 sin θ u2 sin 2θ
(a) (b)
g g
u2 sin 2θ u2 sin2 θ
(c) (d)
2g 2g
9. π  π  π
If angles of projection are  + θ  and  - θ  where θ < , then the ratio of horizontal ranges
4  4  4
described by the projectile is -
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
(c) 1 : 1 (d) 2 : 3
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10. A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of projection. If t1 and t2 be the times of flight in
two cases, then the product of times of flight will be -
(a) t1 t 2 ∝ R (b) t1t 2 ∝ R2
(c) t1t 2 ∝ 1 /R (d) t1t 2 ∝ 1 /R2
11. A player kicks up a ball at an angle θ to the horizontal. The horizontal range is maximum when θ equals-
(a) 300 (b) 450 θ
0 0
(c) 60 (d) 90
12. The angle of projection of a body is 150. The other angle for which the range is the same as the first one
is equal to -
(a) 300 (b) 450
0
(c) 60 (d) 750
13. A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 m/s making an angle of 300 with the horizontal. It will hit the
ground after a time- (take g = 9.8m/s2)
(a) 3s (b) 2s
(c) 1.5s (d) 1s
14. A baseball is thrown with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle 30º above the horizontal. How far
from the throwing point will it attain its original level?
(a) 640 m (b) 884 m
(c) 89 m (d) 760 m
15. Rank the launch angles for the five paths in the figure below with respect to time of flight, from the
shortest time of flight to the longest -
(a) 150, 300, 450, 600, 750 (b) 750, 600, 450, 300, 150
(c) 150, 750, 300, 600, 450 (d) 300, 600, 150, 450, 750
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (a)
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Theory Question
1. Derive the equation of the path of projectile.
Objective Questions
1. Equation of motion of a projectile is

gx 2 gx 2
(a) y = x tan θ - (b) y = x tan θ +
2u2 cos2 θ 2u2 cos2 θ
gx 2 gx 2
(c) y = x sin θ - (d) y = x sin θ +
2u cos2 θ 2u2 cos2 θ
2. The equations of motion of a projectile thrown in x-y plane from origin are x = 8t, y = 6t - 10t2 then the
angle of projectile is -
-1  3  -1  4 
(a) tan   (b) tan  
4 3
-1  3  -1  3 
(c) sin   (d) cos  
4 4
g 2
3. The equation of projectile is y = 3x - x The angle of projection and initial velocity is –
2
(a) 300, 4 m/s (b) 600, 2 m/s
(c) 600, 4 m/s (d) 900, 4 m/s
5x2
4. The equation of projectile is y = 16x - .The horizontal range is-
4
(a) 16 m (b) 8 m
(c) 3.2 m (d) 12.8 m
5. A projectile is given an initial velocity of i + 2j . The Cartesian equation of its path is : (g = 10 m/s2)
(Here, i is unit vector along horizontal and j is unit vector vertically upwards)
(a) y = 2x - 5x2 (b) y = x - 5x2
(c) 4y = 2x - 5x2 (d) y = 2x - 25x2
6. An object is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s making an angle of 450 with horizontal. The equation
for the trajectory is h = Ax - Bx2 where h is height, x is horizontal distance. A and B are constants. The
ratio A : B is : (g = 10 ms-2)
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 5 : 1
(c) 1 : 40 (d) 40 : 1
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7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a projectile?

(a) Aeroplane in flight
(b) A bullet fired from the gun
(c) A hammer thrown by an athlete
(d) A stone thrown from, the top of the building
8. In a projectile motion, the velocity vector of the projectile is

(a) always perpendicular to the acceleration
(b) never perpendicular to acceleration
(c) perpendicular to acceleration two times during its flight
(d) perpendicular to acceleration only once during its flight
9. A projectile projected with velocity u making an angle q with the horizontal, the equation of the path of
the projectile is given by
 g  2  g  2
(a) x = ( tan θ ) y -  2 2  y (b) y = ( tan θ ) x -  x
 2u cos θ   2u cos θ 
 g  2  g  2
(c) y = ( tan θ ) x -  2  x (d) y = ( tan θ ) x -  2 2  x
 2u cos θ   2u cos θ
  
10. The relation between time of ascent Ta and time descent Td is

(a) Ta = Td (b) Ta < Td
(c) Ta > Td (d) Ta = 2Td
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (a)
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Objective Questions
1. A stone is thrown from a cliff of height h in a given direction then the speed with which it hits ground -
(a) must depend on speed of projection
(b) must be larger than the speed of projection
(c) must be independent of angle of projection
(d) All of the above
A stone is just released from the window of a train moving along a horizontal straight track. The stone
2.
will hit the ground following a
(a) straight line path (b) circular path
(c) parabolic path (d) hyperbolic path
3. A bullet is fired in a horizontal direction from a tower while a stone is simultaneously dropped from the
same point then -
(a) The bullet and the stone will reach the ground simultaneously
(b) The stone will reach earlier
(c) The bullet will reach earlier
(d) Nothing can be predicted
4. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 720 km/h at an altitude of 490 m. When it is just
vertically above the target a bomb is dropped from it. How far horizontally it missed the target?
(a) 1000 m (b) 2000 m
(c) 100 m (d) 200 m
5. From the top of a tower of height h a body of mass m is projected in the horizontal direction with a
velocity v, it falls on the ground at a distance x from the tower. If a body of mass 2m is projected from
the top of another tower of height 2h in the horizontal direction so that it falls on the ground at a
distance 2x from the tower, the horizontal velocity of the second body is -
(a) 2v (b) 2v
v v
(c) (d)
2 2
6. A bomber is moving with a velocity v (m/s) above H meter from the ground. The bomber releases a
bomb to hit a target T when the sighting angle is θ . Then the relation between θ, H and v is -
(a) θ = tan -1 v 2Hg (b) θ = tan -1 v 2 / gH

(c) θ = tan -1 v H / 2g (d) None of these
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7. A body projected from the top of a tower horizontally with an initial velocity 20 m/s hits the ground at
an angle of 450. The vertical component of velocity at the times of hitting is-
(a) 20 m/s (b) 20 2 m / s
(c) 20 / 2 m / s (d) 10 3 m / s
8. An aeroplane is flying at a height of 1960 m in horizontal direction with a velocity of 360 km/hr. When
it is vertically above the point A on the ground, it drops a bomb. The bomb strikes a point B on the
ground, then the time taken by the bomb to reach the ground is -
(a) 20 2 sec (b) 20 sec
(c) 10 2 sec (d) 10 sec
9. The trajectory of a projectile fired horizontally with velocity u is parabola given by -

g g 2
(a) y = 2 x2 (b) y = - 2 x
2u 2u
g 2 g 2
(c) y = 2 y (d) y = - 2 y
2u 2u
10. A body is projected horizontally with speed 20 m/s. What will be its speed after 5 second ?
(a) 20 m/s (b) 50 m/s
(c) 54 m/s (d) 70 m/s
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)
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Numerical Questions
1. A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity of 98 m/s from the top of a hill 490 m high. Find :
(take g = 9.8 m/s2)
i) The time taken to reach the ground
ii) The distance of the target from the foot of hill
iii) The velocity with which the particle hits the ground
2. From the top of a tower of height 50m a ball is projected upwards with a speed of 30 m/s at an angle of
300 to the horizontal. Then calculate -
i) Maximum height from the ground
ii) At what distance from the foot of the tower does the projectile hit the ground
iii) Time of flight
Objective Questions
1. A ball is projected with velocity u at an angle α with horizontal plane. Its speed when it makes an angle
β with the horizontal is -
u
(a) u cos α (b)
cos β
u cos α
(c) u cos α cos β (d)
cos β
2. For a particle moving along a curved path, velocity is directed

(a) along tangent (b) along normal to the tangent outward
(c) along normal to the tangent inward (d) None of these
3. A particle is projected from a point O with a velocity u in a direction making an angle α upward with
the horizontal. After some time at point P it is moving right angle to its initial direction of projection.
The time of flight from O to P is-
u sin α u cos ec α
(a) (b)
g g
u tan α u sec α
(c) (d)
g g
4. A body is thrown with a speed of 30 m/s at angle 300 with horizontal from a horizontal floor. The time
after which it is moving perpendicular to it's initial direction of motion is -
(a) 6 sec (b) 3 sec
(c) 1.5 sec (d) Never
5. A particle is projected with speed 20m/s at an angle 300 with horizontal. After how much time the angle
between velocity and acceleration will be 900 -
(a) 1 sec (b) 2 sec
(c) 1.5 sec (d) Never
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6. A ball is projected upwards from the top of tower with a velocity 50 m/s making an angle 300 with the
horizontal. The height of the tower is 70m. After how many seconds from the instant of throwing will
the ball reach the ground –
(a) 2 s (b) 5 s
(c) 7 s (d) 9 s
7. A stone is thrown from a bridge at an angle of 300 down with the horizontal with a velocity of 25 m/s if
the stone strikes the water after 2.5 sec then calculate the height of the bridge from the water surface -
(a) 61.9 m (b) 35 m
(c) 70 m (d) None
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a)
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Numerical Questions
1. A particle is projected at an angle θ with an inclined plane making an angle β with the horizontal as
shown in figure, speed of the particle is u, after time t find :
a) x component of acceleration ?
b) y component of acceleration ?
c) x component of velocity ?
d) y component of velocity ?
e) x component of displacement ?
f) y component of displacement ?
g) y component of velocity when particle is at maximum distance from the incline plane ?
2. An inclined plane makes an angle θ = 450 with horizontal. A stone is projected normally from the
inclined plane, with speed u m/s at t = 0 sec. x and y axis are drawn from point of projection along and
normal to inclined plane as shown. The length of incline is sufficient for stone to land on it and neglect
air friction. Match the statements given in column I with the results in column II. (g in column II is
Column I Column II
(a) The instant of time at which velocity of stone is 2 2u
parallel to x-axis g
(b) The instant of time at which velocity of stone
2u
makes an angle θ = 450 with positive x-axis.
g
in clockwise direction
(c) The instant of time till which (starting from t = 0)
2u
component of displacement along x-axis become
half the range on inclined plane is g
u
(d) Time of flight on inclined plane is
2g
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Objective Questions

1. A point mass is projected, making an acute angle with the horizontal. If angle between velocity v and

acceleration g is θ at any time t during the motion, then θ is given by
(a) 0 0 < θ < 90 0 (b) θ = 900
(c) θ < 90 0 (d) 0 0 < θ < 1800
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d)
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Objective Questions
1. A plane surface is inclined making an angle θ with the horizontal. From the bottom of this inclined
plane, a bullet is fired with velocity v. The maximum possible range of the bullet on the inclined plane is
v2 v2
(a) (b)
g g ( 1 + sin θ )
v2 v2
(c) (d)
g ( 1 - sin θ ) g ( 1 + cos θ )
2. A ball is horizontally projected with a speed v from the top of a plane inclined at an angle 450 with the
horizontal. How far from the point of projection will the ball strike the plane?
v2 2 v2
(a) (b)
g g
2v 2  2 2 v2 
(c) (d)  
g  g 
3. A particle is projected at angle 370 with the incline plane in upward direction with speed 10 m/s. The
angle of incline plane is given 530. Then the maximum distance from the incline plane attained by the
particle will be
(a) 3 m (b) 4m
(c) 5 m (d) zero
4. On an inclined plane of inclination 300, a ball is thrown at an angle of 600 with the horizontal from the
foot of the incline with a velocity of 10 3 ms-1. If g = 10 ms-2, then the time in which ball will hit the
inclined plane is
(a) 1 sec (b) 6 sec
(c) 2 sec (d) 4 sec
5. Time taken by the projectile to reach A to B is t. Then the distance AB is equal to -
ut 3ut
(a) (b)
3 2
(c) 3ut (d) 2 ut
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6. A particle is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of 300 to an inclined plane of inclination 300
to the horizontal. The particle hits the inclined plane at an angle 300, during its journey. The time of
flight is -
20 sin 600 20 sin 60 0
(a) (b)
g g cos 30 0
20 sin 30 0 20 sin 300
(c) (d)
g cos 60 0 g
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a)
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Numerical Questions
1. An object A is moving with 10 m/s and B is moving with 5 m/s in the same direction of positive x-axis.
A is 100 m behind B as shown. Find the time taken by A to meet B.
2. Two parallel rail tracks run north-south. Train A moves due north with a speed of 54 km h-1 and train B
moves due south with a speed of 90 km h-1. A monkey runs on the roof of train A with a velocity of 18
km/h w.r.t. train. A in a direction opposite to that of A. Calculate the
(a) relative velocity of B with respect to A
(b) relative velocity of ground with respect to B
(c) velocity of a monkey as observed by a man standing on the ground
(d) velocity of monkey as observed by a passenger of train B
3. A man is swimming in a lake in a direction of 300 East of North with a speed of 5 km/h and a cyclist is
going on a road along the lake shore towards East at a speed of 10 km/h. In what direction and with
what speed would the man appear to swim to the cyclist.
Objective Questions
1. Two cars get closer by 9 m every second while travelling in the opposite direction. They get closer by
1 m every second while travelling in the same direction. What are the speeds of the cars?
(a) 5 ms-1 and 4 ms-1 (b) 4 ms-1 and 3 ms-1
-1 -1
(c) 6 ms and 3 ms (d) 6 ms-1 and 5 ms-1
2. A jet airplane travelling from east to west at a speed of 500 km h-1 eject out gases of combustion at a
speed of 1500 km h-1 with respect to the jet plane. What is the velocity of the gases with respect to an
observer on the ground ?
(a) 1000 km h-1 in the direction west to east (b) 1000 km h-1 in the direction east to west
-1
(c) 2000 km h in the direction west to east (d) 2000 km h-1 in the direction east to west
3. A thief is running away on a straight road with a speed of 9 ms-1. A police man chases him on a jeep
moving at a speed of 10 ms-1. If the instantaneous separation of the jeep from the motorcycle is 100m,
how long will it take for the police man to catch the thief?
(a) 1s (b) 19s
(c) 90s (d) 100s
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4. Shown in the figure are the position time graph for two children going home from the school. Which of
the following statements about their relative motion is true after both of them started moving?
Their relative velocity : (consider 1-D motion)
(a) First increases and then decreases (b) First decreases and then increases
(c) Is zero (d) Is non zero constant.
5. Two particles are moving with velocities v1 and v2. Their relative velocity is the maximum, when the
angle between their velocities is :
π
(a) Zero (b)
4
π
(c) (d) π
2
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (d)
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Numerical Questions

1. A particle A moves with a velocity 4 i and another particle B moves with a velocity - 3 j . Find V AB , VBA
and their magnitude.
2. A ship is streaming due east at 12 ms-1. A woman runs across the deck at 5 ms-1 (relative to ship) in a
direction towards north. Calculate the velocity of the woman relative to sea.
3. Two perpendicular rail tracks have two trains A & B respectively. Train A moves towards north with a
speed of 54 km h-1 and train B moves towards west with a speed of 72 km h-1. Assume that both trains
start from same point. Calculate the
(a) Relative velocity of ground with respect to B
(b) Relative velocity of A with respect to B.
(c) Rate of separation of the two trains
Objective Questions
1. A helicopter is flying south with a speed of 50 kmh-1. A train is moving with the same speed towards
east. The relative velocity of the helicopter as seen by the passengers in the train will be towards.
(a) north east (b) south east
(c) north west (d) south west
2. A ship is travelling due east at 10 km/h . A ship heading 300 east of north is always due north from the
first ship. The speed of the second ship in km/h is -
(a) 20 2 (b) 20 3 / 2
(c) 20 (d) 20 / 2
3. It is raining vertically downwards with a velocity of 3 km h-1. A man walks in the rain with a velocity of
4 kmh-1. The rain drops will fall on the man with a relative velocity of :
(a) 1 kmh-1 (b) 3 kmh-1
(c) 4 kmh-1 (d) 5 kmh-1
4. A man walks in rain with a velocity of 5 kmh-1. The rain drops strike at him at an angle of 450 with the
horizontal. The velocity of the rain if it is falling vertically downward is :
(a) 5 kmh-1 (b) 4 kmh-1
(c) 3 kmh-1 (d) 1 kmh-1
5. Raindrops are falling vertically with a velocity of 10 m/s. To a cyclist moving on a straight road the
raindrops appear to becoming with a velocity of 20 m/s. The velocity of cyclist is :
(a) 10 m/s (b) 10 3 m/s
(c) 20 m/s (d) 20 3 m/s
6. The rain is falling vertically with a speed 4 ms-1 and the man is moving due east with a speed 3 ms-1.
With what speed the rain appears to be coming to man and where shall he hold the umbrella to protect
himself from rains?
(a) 5 ms-1, 370 with respect to vertical (b) 5 ms-1, 370 with respect to horizontal
(c) 10 ms-1, 370 with respect to vertical (d) None of these
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7. A car is going eastwards with a velocity of 8 ms-1. To the passengers in the car, a train appears to be
moving northwards with a velocity 15 ms-1. What is the actual velocity of the train?
(a) 25 ms-1 (b) 17 ms-1
(c) 7 ms-1 (d) None
8. Rain is falling vertically downwards. To a man running eastwards, the rain will appear to be coming from
(a) east (b) west
(c) north-east (d) south-east
9. A train is travelling due south at a rate 40 ms-1. The rain which is falling at an angle of 300 with vertical
appears falling vertically on the window pane of the train. Find the speed of the rain?
(a) 80 ms-1 (b) 60 ms-1
(c) 40 ms-1 (d) None of these
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. ()
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Objective Questions
1. A river is flowing from north to south at a speed of 0.3 kph. A man on the west bank of the river,
capable of swimming 1kph in still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest time. He should
in a direction :
(a) Due east (b) 300 north of east
0
(c) 30 west of north (d) 600 north of east
2. A ship travels downstream from point A to point B in two hours and upstream in three hours. Then the
time that it will take a log of wood to cover the distance from point A to point B is :
(a) 12 hrs (b) 7 hrs
(c) 5 hrs (d) 1 hrs
3. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 3m/ minute. A man on the south bank of the river,
capable of swimming at 10 m/minutes in still water wants to swim the river in the shortest time. He
should swim in a direction
(a) 300 west of north (b) 600 east of north
0
(c) 30 east of north (d) Due north
4. A boat which has a speed of 5 km hr-1 in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest
possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the water in km hr-1 is
(a) 4 (b) 4
(c) 1 (d) 3
5. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed 5 m/minute. A man on the south bank of the river,
capable of swimming at 10 m/minute in still water, wants to swim across the river along shortest path.
He should swim in a direction
(a) 300 north of west (b) 300 west of north
(c) 600 east of north (d) Due north
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (b)
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Objective Questions (Tatva)

1. ( )
A particle is moving with velocity v = k yi + x j , where k is a constant. The general equation for its path
is
(a) y = x2 + constant (b) y2 = x + constant
(c) xy = constant (d) y2 = x2 + constant
2. The co-ordinates of a moving particle at any time t are given by x = α t3 and y = β t 3 . The speed of the
particle at time t is given by
(a) 3t α2 + β2 (b) 3t 2 α2 + β2
(c) t 2 α2 + β2 (d) α2 + β2
3. The height y and the distance x along the horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain planet (with no
surrounding atmosphere) are given by y = (8t - 5t2) metre and x = 6t metre where t is in seconds. The
velocity of projection is
(a) 8 m/sec (b) 6 m/sec
(c) 10 m/sec (d) not obtained from the data

4. ( ) ( )
The position vector of a particle is given as r = t 2 - 4t + 6 i + t 2 j . The time after which the
velocity vector and acceleration vector becomes perpendicular to each other is equal to
(a) 1 sec (b) 2 sec
(c) 1.5 sec (d) not possible
5. A particle has an initial velocity of 3 i + 4 j and an acceleration of 0.4 i + 0.3j . Its speed after 10 s is :
(a) 10 unit (b) 7 unit
(c) 7 2 unit (d) 8.5 unit
6. The co-ordinate of the particle in x-y plane are given as x = 2 + 2t + 4t2 and y = 4t + 8t2 The motion of the
particle is
(a) along a straight line (b) uniformly accelerated
(c) along a parabolic path (d) nonuniformly accelerated
Answer Key
Objective Questions (Tatva)
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a,b)
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Laws of motion Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA-1)
Objective Question
1. If a bus starts suddenly, the passengers in the bus will tend to

a) In the direction opposite to the direction of motion of bus.
b) In the same direction as the direction of motion of bus.
c) Sideways.
d) None of the above.
2. An athlete runs some distance before taking a long jump because

a) He gains energy to take him through long distance.
b) It helps him to apply large force.
c) By running action and reaction forces increase.
d) By running the athlete gives himself larger inertia of motion.
3. A rider on a horseback falls back when horse starts running all of a sudden because
a) Rider is taken back.
b) Rider is suddenly afraid of falling.
c) Inertia of rest keeps the upper part of body at rest whereas the lower part of the body moves
forward with the horse.
d) None of the above.
4. Inertia is a property of a body by virtue of which the body is

a) Unable to change by itself the state of rest.
b) Unable to change by itself the state of uniform motion in a straight line.
c) Unable to change by itself the direction of motion.
d) Unable to change by itself the state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line.
5. Qualitative definition of force is given by

a) Newton’s first law of motion. b) Newton’s third law of motion.
c) Newton’s second law of motion. d) Newton’s law of gravitation.
6. When a body is stationary:

a) there is no force acting on it
b) the forces acting on it are not in contact with it
c) the combination of forces acting on it balance each other
d) the body is in vacuum
7. A particle is moving with a constant speed along a straight line path. A force is not required to:
a) increase its speed b) decrease its momentum
c) change the direction d) keep it moving with uniform velocity
8. Passengers standing in a bus are thrown outwards when the bus takes a sudden turn. This happens
because of:
a) outward pull on them b) inertia
c) change in momentum d) change in acceleration
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Laws of motion Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA1)
9. When we kick a stone, we get hurt. Due to which one of the following properties of the stone does it
happen?
a) Inertia b) Velocity
c) Reaction d) Momentum
10. A body is at rest on the surface of the earth. Which of the following statements is correct?
a) No force is acting on the body
b) Only weight of the body acts on it
c) Net downward force is equal to the net upward force
d) None of the above statements is correct
11. In which of the following cases the net force is not zero?
a) A kite skillfully held stationary in the sky
b) A ball freely falling from a height
c) An aeroplane rising upwards M an angle of 45° with the horizontal with a constant speed
d) A cork floating on the surface of water
Answer Key
Objective Questions
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (b)
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Theory Questions
1. The earth attracts on apple with a force of 1.5 N taking this as an action force, how much is the reaction
force, who exerts this reaction force? on which body does this reaction force act?
2. A coin falls towards the earth because the earth attracts the coin. Does the coin also attract the earth?
3. A body of mass m is placed on a table. The earth is pulling the body with a force mg. Taking this force to
be the action, what is the reaction?
4. You are riding in a car. The driver suddenly applies the breakes and you are pushed forward. Who pushed
you forward?
5. If you jump barefooted on a hard surface, your legs get injured, but they are not injured if you jump on a
soft surface like sand or pillow. Explain?
6. Define one newton force?
7. Give SI unit of momentum?
8. Action and reaction are equal and opposite. Why cannot they cancel each other?
9. A jet engine works on the principle of newton’s....
10. Name the physical quantity that measures the inertia of a body?
11. One ...... is the force which produces an acceleration of 1 cm/s2 when acting on a body of mass 1 gm.
12. Which is not the unit of force among the following?

a) dyne b) newton
c) pound d) kilogram weight
13. What do you mean by inertia?
14. On what factor does inertia of a body depend?
15. State Newton’s second law of motion.
16. Name the unit of force in CGS system.
17. The rate of change of momentum of a particle is 5 kg ms2. How much force acts on this body?
o
18. How much force acts on a body whose momentum is constant (i.e. p = constant)?
19. Dust can be removed from the carpet by beating it with a stick. Explain. why?
20. A stone tied to a string whirls in a horizontal circle It flies off tangentially when the string breaks suddenly.
Explain
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21. When a person jumps out of a boat, the boat moves backward. Explain, why?
22. A body of mass 1 Kg is kept at rest. A constant force of 1N starts acting on it. Find the time taken by the
body to move through a distance at 2 m.
23. A force at 4.0 N acts on a body of mass 2.0 Kg for 4 s. Assuming the body to be initially at rest, find.
(A) its velocity when the force stops acting,
(B) the distance covered in 10 S after the force starts acting.
24. A feather of mass 0.2 Kg is dropped from a hight, it is found to fall down with a constant velocity. What is
net force acting on it?
25. A force produces an acceleration of 1.5 m/sec2 in a disk such 3 disks are tied together and the same force
is applied on the combination. What will be the acceleration?
26. A javelin throw is marked foul if the athlete crosses over the line marked for the throw. Explain why
atheltes often fail to stop themselves before the line.
27. Why does a fielder pull his arms back while trying to stop or catch a cricket ball.
28. When you hit a wall and a piece of sponge with equal force, in which case will you be hurt more? Explain.
29. How do jet aeroplanes and rockets work.
30. Why is it difficult for a fireman to hold a hose, which ejects large amounts of water at a high velocity?
31. A man pushes a box of mass 50 kg with a force of 80 N. What will be the acceleration of the box due to
this force? What would be the acceleration if the mass is halved?
32. A truck starts from rest and rolls down a hill with constant acceleration. It travels a distance of 400 m in
20 s. Find its acceleration. Find the force acting on it if its mass is 7 metric tonnes.
[Hint : 1 metric tonne = 1,000 kg]
33. The velocitytime graph of a ball moving on the surface of floor is shown in fig. Calculate the force acting
on the ball, if mass of the ball is 100 g.
34. A car of mass 1000 kg moving with a velocity of 45 km/h collides with a tree and comes to a stop in 5s.
What will be the force exerted by the car on the tree?
35. A cricket ball of mass 70 g moving with a velocity of 0.5 m/s is stopped by a player in 0.5 s. What is the
force applied by the player to stop the ball?
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36. A force of 5 newton gives an acceleration of 8 m/s2 to an object of mass m1, an acceleration of 24 m/s2. to
another object of mass m2 What acceleration would it give if both the masses are tied together?
37. A man in a circus show jump from a height of 10m & is caught by a net spread below him. The net sags
down 2m due to impact. Calculate average force exerted by the net on the man to stop his fall. Takes
mass of the man = 60 kg & acceleration during free fall = 10 m/s2.
38. A bullet of mass 5 g travelling at a speed of 120 m/s penetrates deeply into a fixed target and is brought to
rest in 0.01 s.
Calculate (i) the distance penetrated by the bullet into the target
(ii) the average force exerted on the bullet.
39. State Newton’s second law of motion. Prove that F = ma, where symbols have their usual meanings.
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Objective Question
1. The blocks B & C in the figure have mass ‘m’ each. The strings AB & BC are light, having tensions T 1 & T2
respectively. The system is in equilibrium with a constant horizontal force mg action on C :
1
a) tan T1 = b) tan T1 = 1
2
c) T1 = 5 mg d) T2 = 2mg
2. In the arrangement shown in the figure if system is in equilibrium (g = 10m/s2) :
a) tension T1 = 50Nt b) tension T1 = 500Nt

c) angle T = 37q d) angle T = 53q
3. The pulleys and the strings shown in figure are smooth and of negligible mass. For the system to remain in
equilibrium, the angle T should be :
a) 0qq b) 30qq
c) 45qq d) 60qq
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4. A bird of weight 5 N sits at the midpoint of a clothesline. The line is so distorted that it makes 30qq angles
with the horizontal at each end as shown in figure. The tension in the clothesline is :
a) 5N b) 5 cos 30qN
c) 5 sin 30q N d) 5.98 N
5. A 100 kg block is suspended with the help of three strings A, B and C. The tension in the string C is :
a) 50 g N b) 100 g N
c) 20 g N d) 100 2 gN
6. A 100 kg block is suspended with the help of three strings A, B and C. The tension in the string B is
a) 50 g N b) 100 g N
c) gN d) 100 2 gN
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7. A 100 kg block is suspended with the help of three strings A, B and C. The tension in the string A is
a) 50 g N b) 100 g N
c) 20 g N d) 100 2 gN
8. Find out the mass of block B to keep the system at rest :
a)
b)
9. Two blocks of masses 3 m and 2 m are in contact on a smooth table. A force P is first applied horizontally
on block of mass 3 m and then on mass 2 m. The contact forces between the two blocks in the two cases
are in the ration :
a) 1:2 b) 2:3
c) 3:2 d) 5:3
10. § ·§ · § ·
Three forces ¨ 2 i + 3 j + 4k ¸¨ 8 i 7 i + 6k ¸ and m ¨ i j + k ¸ keep a body in equilibrium. The value of
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m is :
a) 10 b) 10
c) 20 d) 20
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11. A body of mass m is suspended by two strings making angles D and E with the horizontal. Find the
tension in the strings. See figure
mg cos E mg sin E
a) T1 = = T2 b) T1 = T2
sin D + E sin D + E
mg cos E mg cos D
c) T1 = T2 = d) none of these
sin D + E sin D + E
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Objective Question
1. The mass of a lift is 500 kg. The magnitude of tension in the string of the lift in stationary state will be :
a) zero b) 4900 N
c) 500 N d) none of these
2. In the above question, if the lift is moving with an acceleration of 2m/sec2 upwards, the tension in the
string will be :
a) zero b) 3900 N
c) 4900 N d) 5900 N
3. In the above question, if the lift is moving downwards with an acceleration of 2 m/sec2, the tension on the
string of the lift will be :
a) zero b) 3900 N
c) 4900 N d) 5900 N
4. A monkey is sitting on the pan of a spring balance which is placed on an elevator. The maximum reading
of the spring balance will be :
a) the elevator is stationary
b) the string of the elevator breaks and it drops freely towards the earth
c) the elevator is accelerated downwards
d) he elevation is acceleration upwards
5. A man of 60 kg weight is standing on a spring balance which is placed in a lift. If the lift ascends with a
velocity of 20 m/sec, then observation of the balance will be :
a) 60 kg b) 40 kg
c) 80 kg d) 70 kg
6. A block of weight 9.8N is placed on a table. The smooth table surface exerts an upward force of 10N on
the block. Assume g = 9.8m/s2 :
a) The block exerts a force of 10N on the table
b) The block exerts a force of 19.8N on the table
c) The block exerts a force of 9.8N on the table
d) The block has an upward acceleration.
7. A man is standing in a lift which goes up and comes down with the same constant acceleration. If the ratio
of the apparent weights in the two cases is 2 : 1, then the acceleration of the lift is :
a) 3.33 ms–2 b) 2.50 ms–2
–2
c) 2.00 ms d) 1.67 ms–2
8. Two block of masses m1 = 3 kg and m2 = 4 kg are touching each other on a frictionless table, as shown in
figure. If the force shown acting on m1 is 5 N
a) What is the acceleration of the two blocks and

b) What is the force exerted by m1 on m2 ?
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9. An elevator is moving up with an acceleration . The apparent weight of a 60 kg man standing in the lift
5
is [Take g = 10 ms2]
a) 480 N b) 720 N
c) 600 N d) 1000 N
10. A toy cart of mass 3 kg is pulled by a force of 20 N at an angle of 30qq with the frictionless horizontal
surface on which the cart is placed. The cart shall move on the surface with an acceleration :
a) 0 ms2 b) 1 ms2
2
c) 10 ms d) 1000 N
g
11. An empty plastic box of mass 5 kg is observed to accelerate up at the rate of when placed deep inside
6
g
water. What mass of sand should be put inside the box so that it may accelerate down at the rate of ?
6
a) 1 kg b) 1.5 kg
c) 2 kg d) 2.5 kg
12. Refer to the system shown in figure. The ratio of tensions T 1 and T2 is :
m1 m2
a) b)
m1 + m2 m1 + m2
m1 m2
c) d)
m2 m1
13. A 20 kg monkey slides down a vertical rope with a constant acceleration of 7 ms 1. If g = 10 ms1, what is
the tension in the rope?
a) 140 N b) 100 N
c) 60 N d) 30 N
14. Gravel is dropped on to a conveyor belt at the rate of 0.5 kgs1. The extra force in newton required to keep
the belt moving at 2 ms1 is :
a) 1 b) 2
c) 4 d) 5
15. A body released from the top of a smooth inclined plane reaches the bottom of the plane in 4 second. The
time taken by the body to cover the first half of the inclined plane is :
a) 2s b) 2 2 s
c) 3 2s d) 5s
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16. A 100 gm bullet moving at 500 m/sec penetrates a wooden block upto a depth of 25 cm. The average
applied force on the block will be :
a) 5 u 10 4 N b) 5 u 10 3 N
c) 500 N d) 50 N
17. Two blocks of masses 1 kg and 2 kg rest on a smooth horizontal table. When the 2 kg block is pulled by a
certain force F, the tension T in the string is 1.5 N. The value of F is :
a) 1.5 N b) 2.5 N
c) 3.5 N d) 4.5 N
18. A block of mass M placed on a horizontal surface is connected to a nylon rope of mass M. A force of 1 N is
applied to the free end of the rope in the horizontal direction. The tension at the midpoint of the rope is :
a) 0.25 N b) 0.50N
c) 0.75 N d) 1 N
19. Fig. shows a wooden block on a horizontal plane at a rest being acted upon by three forces : F 1 = 10 N, F2 =
2N and friction. If F1 is removed the resultant force acting on the block will be :
a) 2 N towards left b) 2 N towards right

c) 0N d) cannot be determined
20. A twocar train, with data as given in figure is pulled by a child on horizontal frictionless surface. The
strings are massless. The force exerted by car A on the string S is :
a) 10 N b) 20 N
c) zero d) 15 N
21. A block of mass 3 kg is in contact with a block of mass 2 kg. Both the blocks rest on a frictionless floor. A
horizontal force of 10 N is applied to push the block of mass 3 kg. The force with which the first block
pushes the second block is :
a) 0 N b) 4 N
c) 6 N d) 10 N
22. A block of metal weighing 2 kg is resting on a frictionless plane. It is struck by a jet releasing water at a
rate of 1 kg s1 and at a speed of 5 ms1. The initial acceleration of the block will be :
a) 2.5 ms2 b) 5.0 ms2
2
c) 15 ms d) 103 km h2
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23. n small balls each of mass ‘m’ impinge elastically each second on a surface with velocity u. The force
experienced by he surface will be :
a) mnu b) 2 mnu
1
c) 4 mnu d) mnu
2
24. Five identical cubes each of mass ‘m’ are on a straight line with two adjacent faces in contact on a
horizontal surface as shown in the figure. Suppose the surface is frictionless and a constant force P is
applied from left to right to the end face of A, which of the following statements are correct :
5P P
a) the acceleration of the system is b) the resultant force acting on each cube is
m 5
P P
c) the force exerted by C & D is 2 d) the acceleration of the cube D is m
5 5
25. Figure shows the thrusttime graph of a rocket. If the mass of the rocket is 1 ton, then the velocity of the
rocket after 1 minute, starting from rest, is :
a) 18 ms1 b) 180 ms1

c) 1800 ms1 d) none of these
26. A man slides down a light rope whose breaking strength is K times his weight ( K < 1). The maximum
acceleration of the man so that the rope just breaks is :
a) g 1K b) g 1+K
g
c) gK d)
K
27. An open carriage in a goods train is moving with a uniform velocity of 10 ms1. If the rain adds water with
zero velocity at the rate of 5 kg s1, then the additional force applied by the engine to maintain the same
velocity of the train is :
a) 0.5 N b) 2.0 N
c) 50 N d) 25 N
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28. Figure shows a man of mass 60 kg standing on a light weighing machine kept in a box of mass 30 kg. The
box is hanging from a pulley fixed to the ceiling through a light rope, the other end of which is held by the
man himself. If the man manages to keep the box at rest, what is the weight shown by the machine? What
force should he exert on the rope to get his correct weight on the machine?
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Assignment
(LDA4)
29. The elevator shown in figure is descending with an acceleration of 2 m/s 2. The mass of the block A is
0.5 kg. What force is exerted by the block A on the block B ?
30. A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a rope of mass m, as shown in figure.
A horizontal force F is applied to one end of the rope.
a) Find the force the rope exerts on the block

b) the tension in the rope at its midpoint.
31. Two blocks of mass 4 kg and 6 kg are placed in contact with each other on a frictionless horizontal surface.
If we apply a push of 5 N on the heavier mass, the force on the ligher mass will be :
a) 2 N b) 4 N
c) 5 N d) None of these
32. A small block B is placed on block A of mass 1 kg and length 20 cm. If initially the block is placed at the
right end of block A. A constant horizontal force of 10 N is applied on the block A. All the surfaces are
assumed frictionless. Find the time in which B separates from A :
a) 0.2 s b) 0.32 s
c) 0.39 s d) 0.45 s
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Objective Question
1. Two masses m1 and m2 are suspended with a string over a frictionless pulley. If m1 > m2, the acceleration
on the masses will be :
m1 g
a) a=g b) a=
m2
m2g m1 m2 g
c) a= d) a=
m1 + m2 m1 + m2
2. The value of tension T is present in the string in the above question is :

m1 m2 2m1 m2
a) g b) g
m1 + m2 m1 + m2
c) m1g d) m2g
3. Three masses of 2 kg each are hanging on a string passing over a fixed frictionless pulley as shown in the
following figure. The value of tension in the string joining the masses B & C is :
a) zero b) 13N
c) 13.5N d) 19.6
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4. Two objects of masses 5kg and 4kg respectively are tied by a string as shown in the figure. If the plane of
the table and the pulley are frictionless, the acceleration of object of mass 5 kg will be :
a) g b) g/9
c) 5g/9 d) 4g/9
5. A light string passed over a friction less pulley. At its one end is tied a mass of 6 kg while a mass of 10 kg at
the other end. Then the acceleration produced in the mass will be :
a) 2.45 m/sec2 b) 9.8 m/sec2

c) 4.9 m/sec2 d) 4.5 m/sec2
6. In question no. 1, the value of tension in the string will be :

a) 24.5 N b) 14.70 N
c) 73.5 N d) 39.20 N
7. The pulley arrangements of figures A and B are identical. The mass of the string negligible. In figure A, a
mass m is lifted by suspending a mass 2m on the other end of the string. In figure (B), the mass m is lifted
by applying a constant force F = 2mg downwards. The ratio of accelerations produced in both the cases
will be :
a) 1:1 b) 1:3
c) 3:1 d) 1:2
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8. As shown in the figure a monkey of 20 kg mass is holding a light rope that passes over a frictionless pulley.
A bunch of bananas of the same mass is tied to the other end of the rope. In order to get access to the
branch, the monkey starts climbing the rope. The distance between the monkey and the bananas is :
a) decreasing b) increasing
c) unchanged d) nothing can be stated
9. A man has fallen into a ditch of width d and two of his friends are slowly pulling him out using a light rope
and two fixed pulleys as shown in figure. Show that the force (assumed equal for both the friends) exerted
by each friend on the rope increases as the man moves up. Find the force when the man is at a depth h.
10. Two masses A and B of 6 kg and 4 kg respectively are tied to a string as shown in the figure. Considering
the friction of pulley and plane of table as negligible, what will be the acceleration produced in the
4 kg mass ?
a) 3g/5 b) g
c) 2g/5 d) zero
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11. In the following figure if the table and the pulley are friction less and the strings are mass less then the
acceleration of the system will be :
a) 32 m/sec2 b) 2.5 m/sec2

c) 1.8 m/sec2 d) 1.4 m/sec2
12. A mass of 10 kg is placed on a smooth horizontal table. It is tied to a string which passes over a frictionless
pulley. On the other end of the string a mass m 1 (5 kg) is tied. When the masses are in motion, the tension
on the string will be :
a) 98 N b) 49 N
c) 38.5 N d) 32.7 N
13. In the above equation, the acceleration produced in the masses in N/kg units will be :
a) 9.8 b) 4.9
c) 4.25 d) 3.27
14. As shown in figure, masses of 4 kg and 5 kg are joined through a pulley. The table and pulley are
frictionless. The magnitude of acceleration of 5 kg mass will be :
a) 49 m/sec2 b) 5.45 m/sec2

c) 19.5 m/sec2 d) 2.72 m/sec2
15. Tow bodies A (30 kg) and B (50 kg), tied with a light string, are placed on a frictionless table. A force F
acting at B pulls this system with an acceleration of 2ms 2. The tension in the string is :
a) 40 N b) 100 N
c) 35 N d) 140 N
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16. Masses of 0.3 kg and 0.4 kg are passing over a frictionless pulley through a weightless string as shown in
the figure. The tension T in the string will be :
a) 3.06 N b) 3.36 N
c) 4.05 N d) 3.0 N
17. Refer to the system shown in figure. The acceleration of the masses is :
g g
a) b)
3 6
g g
c) d)
9 12
18. The tension T1 in the string between B and C is :

2g 4g
a) b)
9 9
6g 10g
c) d)
9 9
19. The tension T2 in the string between A and B is :

10g 20g
a) b)
9 9
30g 40g
c) d)
9 9
20. Two masses 5 kg and 3 kg are suspended from the ends of an inextensible light string passing over a
frictionless pulley. When the masses are released, the force exerted by the string on the pulley is :
a) 5g b) 8g
c) 7.5g d) 15g
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Objective Question
1. In the a Atwood machine (data as in figure), P is a massless pulley, and springs S1 and S2 are also massless.
If the blocks are let go, the reading in S1 and S2 will respectively be :
a) 1/3 kg, 2/3 kg b) 4/ 3 kg, 4/3 k g

c) 2/3 kg , 4 /3 k g d) 2/3 kg, 2/3 kg
A dynamometer D is attached to two blocks of masses 6 kg and 4 kg. Forces of 20 N and 10 N are applied
on the blocks as shown in figure. The dynamometer reds :
2.
a) 10 N b) 20 N
c) 6N d) 14 N
3. A pulley of negligible weight is suspended from a spring balance as shown in the figure. Masses of 1 kg
and 5 kg are tied to the ends of a string which passes over the pulley. The mass moves due to gravity. The
reading of the spring balance will be :
a) more than 6 kg b) 6 kg
c) less than 3 kg d) less than 6 kg but more than 3 kg
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4. As shown in the figure two masses of 15 kg each are suspended through two strings tied to a spring
balance after passing over friction less pulleys. The reading of the balance will be :
a) zero b) 15 kg
c) 30 kg d) 7.5 kg
5. A block of mass 2kg is placed on a friction less plane inclined at 30° and is connected to another block of
mass 3 kg with a string, as shown in the figure. The acceleration of each block is :
6. As shown in figure, mass M = 10 gms is placed on an inclined plane. In order to keep it at rest, the value of
m will be :
a) 5 gm b) 10 3 gm
c) 0.10 gm d) 1.0 3 gm
7. Two blocks are connected by a cord passing over the frictionless pulley. As shown in the figure, they are
placed on surface. The acceleration of blocks will be :
a) 0.33 m/sec2 b) 0.66 m/sec2

c) 1 m/sec2 d) 1.2 m/sec2
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8. In the above problem, the tension in the string will be :

a) 425 N b) 850 N
c) 1000 N d) 2000 N
9. Figure shows a man pulling rope with such a force that the plank is held in position. The weights of the
ropes, plank and pulleys are to be neglected. If g = 10 ms 2 and the weight of the man is 80 kgf, then the
force with which the man pulls the rope is :
a) 100 N b) 400 N
c) 200 N d) 800 N
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Objective Question
1. In the figure, at the free end of the light string, a force F is applied to keep the suspended mass of 18 kg at
rest. Then the force exerted by the ceiling on the system (assume that the string segments are vertical and
the pulleys are light and smooth) is: (g = 10 m/s2)
a) 60 N b) 120 N
c) 180 N d) 240 N
2. Two blocks of masses 5 kg and 2 kg (see fig.) are initially at rest on the floor. They are connected by a light
string, passing over a light frictionless pulley. An upward force F is applied on the pulley and maintained
constant. Calculate the acceleration a1 and a2 of the 5 kg and 2kg masses, respectively, when F is 110 N
(g = 10 ms2).
a) a1 = 1 ms2, a2 = 17.5 ms2 b) a1 = 1 ms2, a2 = 0

c) a1 = 2 ms2, a2 = 17.5 ms2 d) a1 = 2 ms2, a2 = 0
3. In the system shown in figure all the surfaces are smooth. The 20 kg block is prevented from rotating,
i.e. comes straight down. Find its acceleration
a) a = 5 m/s2 b) a = 5.6 m/s2

c) a = 6 m/s2 d) a = 4 m/s2
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4. Assuming all the surface to be frictionless, acceleration of the block C shown in the figure is :
a) 8 m/s2 b) 5 m/s2
c) 4 m/s2 d) 6 m/s2
5. Two masses are connected by a string which passes over a pulley accelerating upward at a rate A as
shown. If a1 and a2 be the acceleration of bodies 1 and 2 respectively then :
a) A = a1 a2 b) A = a1 + a2
a a a +a
c) A= 1 2 d) A= 1 2
2 2
6. In the figure shown, blocks A and B move with velocities v1 and v2 along horizontal direction. Find the ratio
v
of 1
v2
cos T2 cos T1
a) b)
cos T1 cos T2
sinT2 tan T2
c) d)
sin T1 tan T1
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7. The velocity of end ‘A’ of rigid rod placed between two smooth vertical walls moves with velocity ‘u’ along
vertical direction. Find out the velocity of end ‘B’ of that rod, rod always remains in contact with the
vertical walls.
a) u cot T b) u sec T
c) u cos T d) u tan T
8. Velocities of blocks A, B and pulley p2 are shown in figure. Find velocity of pulley p 1 and block C.
a) Vp = 10m / s p , Vc = 25 m / s n b) Vp = 5m / s n , Vc = 25 m / s n
1 1
c) Vp = 5m / s p , Vc = 25 m / s p d) Vp = 5m / s p , Vc = 25 m / s n
1 1
9. A block of mass 1 kg is connected by a light string passing over two smooth pulleys placed on a smooth
horizontal surface as shown. Another bolck of 1 kg is connected to the other end of the string then
acceleration of the system and tension in the string are
a) 5 ms2 , 5 N b) 1 ms2 , 1 N
c) 1 ms2 , 5 N d) 5 ms2 , 10 N
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10. In the figure shown all contact surfaces are smooth. Acceleration of B block will be (g = 10 m/s 2 ) :
a) 1 m/s2 b) 2 m/s2
c) 3 m/s2 d) none of these
11. In the shown mass pulley system, string is massless. The one end of the string is pulled by the force
F = 2mg. The acceleration of the block will be(mass of pulley is m)
a) g/2 b) 0
c) g d) 3g
12. A baloon and a bucket of combined mass m starts coming down with a constant acceleration a. Determine
the ballast mass to be released for the combined system to have an upward acceleration of same
magnitude. Neglect air drag.
2ma ma
a) b)
a+g ag
ma 2ma
c) d)
a+g ga
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13. In the diagram shown in figure, match the following :(g = 10 m/s 2)
Table1 Table2
(A) Acceleration of 2 kg block in m/s2 (p) 8
(B) Net force on 3 kg block in N (q) 25
(C) Normal reaction between 2 kg and 1 kg in N (r) 2
(D) Normal reaction between 3 kg and 2 kg in N (s) 45
(t) None
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Objective Question
1. Two monkeys of masses 10 kg and 8 kg are moving along a vertical light rope, the former climbing up with
an acceleration of 2m/s2 while the latter coming down with a uniform velocity of 2 m/s. The tension in the
rope at the fixed support is equal to 50 X(in newton).find value of X
2. Find force in newton which mass A exerts on mass B if B is moving towards right with 3 ms 2.(All surfaces
are smooth)
3. A monkey pulls along the ground mid point of a 10 m long light inextensible string connecting two
identical objects A & B each of mass 0.3 kg continuously along the perpendicular bisector of line joining
the masses. The masses are found to approach each other at a relative acceleration of 5 m/s 2 when they
are 6 m apart. The constant force applied by monkey is(in newton) :
4. Calculate the acceleration of the block B in the figure, assuming the surfaces and the pulleys P 1 and P2
are all smooth and pulleys and string are light(take F = 17 N and m = 1 kg)
5. A string of negligible mass going over a clamped pulley of mass m supports a block of mass M as shown
in the figure. The force on the pulley by the clamp is given by:
a) 2 Mg b) 2 mg
2 § 2
+ M2 ¸· g.
c) M+m + m2g d) ¨ M+m
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6. At the moment shown in the given figure, if the sphere is descending with a speed of 2 m/s, find out the
speed with which the wedge is moving towards right.
7. Figure shows a uniform block of length 30 cm having a mass of 3kg. The strings shows in figure are pulled
by constant force of 20N and 32 N. All the surface are smooth and the strings and the pulley are light.
Which of the following is correct :
a) the acceleration is 8 m/s2

b) the force exerted by the 20 cm part of the rod on the 10cm part is 32 N
c) the force exerted by the 20 cm part of the rod on the 10 cm part is 20 N
d) the force exerted by the 20 cm part of the rod on the 10 cm part is 24 N
8. In the figure the block of mass M is at rest on the floor. The acceleration with which a monkey of mass m
should climb up along the rope of negligible mass so as to lift the block from the floor is :
§M · §M ·
a) = ¨ 1¸g b) > ¨ 1¸g
©m ¹ ©m ¹
M M
c) g d) > g
m m
Lakshya
9. In the system shown in figure, m1 > m2. System is held at rest by thread BC. Just after the thread BC is
burnt :
a) acceleration of m2 will be upwards

§ m m2 ·
b) magnitude of acceleration of both blocks will be equal to ¨ 1 ¸g
© m1 + m2 ¹
c) acceleration of m1 will be equal to zero
d) magnitudes of acceleration of two blocks will be nonzero and unequal
10. In the given figure find the velocity and acceleration of B, if instantaneous velocity and acceleration of A
are as shown in the figure.
a) v = 0.5 m/s, a = 1m/s2 b) v = 1 m/s, a = 2m/s2

c) v = 2 m/s, a = 4m/s2 d) v = 1 m/s, a = 1m/s2
11. What should be the minimum force P to be applied to the string so that block of mass M just begins to
move up the frictionless plane :
T T
a) Mg tan b) Mg cot
2 2
Mg cos T
c) d) none
1 + sin T
12. A 10 kg monkey is climbing a massless rope attached to a 15 kg mass over a smooth tree limb. The mass is
lying on the ground. In order to raise the mass from the ground he must climb with :
a) acceleration greater than 5 m/sec2 b) acceleration greater than 2.5 m/sec2
c) high speed d) acceleration greater than 10 m/sec2
Lakshya
Objective Question
1. In which of the following situations would a force of 9.8 N act on a stone of mass 1 kg :
(Neglect air resistance)
a) just after it is dropped from the window of a stationary train
b) just after it is dropped from the window of a train running at a constant speed of 36 km/hour
c) just after it is dropped from the window of a train accelerating at 1 ms2
d) when it is lying at rest on the floor of a train which is accelerating at 1 ms2
2. What horizontal force (in Newton) must be applied to the cart shown in figure in order that the blocks
remain stationary relative to the cart? Assume all surfaces, wheels, and pulley are frictionless.
(M = 7kg , m1 = 2kg , m2 = 1kg)
a) 50 b) 55
c) 60 d) 40
3. Inclined plane is moved towards right with an acceleration of 5 ms2 as shown in figure. Find force in
newton which block of mass 5 kg exerts on the incline plane. (All surfaces are smooth)
a) 50 b) 55
c) 60 d) 40
4. Inside a horizontally moving box, an experimenter (who is stationary relative to box) finds that when an
object is placed on a smooth horizontal table and is released, it moves with an acceleration of 10 m/s2. In
this box if 1 kg body is suspended with a light string, the tension in the string in equilibrium position.
(w.r.t. experimenter) will be. (Take g = 10 m/s 2)
a) 10 N b) 10 2N
c) 20 N d) zero
5. A smooth wedge A is fitted in a chamber haging from a fixed ceiling near the eart’s surface. A block B
placed at the top of the wedge takes a time T to slide down the length of the wedge. If the block is placed
at the top of the wedge and the cable supporting the chamber is broken at the same instant, the block will
a) take a time longer than T to slide down the wedge.
b) take a time shorter than T to slide down the wedge.
c) remain at the top of the wedge.
d) jump off the wedge.
Lakshya
6. Shown in the figure is a system of three particles of mass 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg connected by two springs.
The acceleration of A, B and C at an instant are 1 m/sec2, 2 m/sec2 and 1/2 m/sec2 respectively directed as
shown in the figure external force acting on the system is :
a) 1N b) 7N
c) 3N d) 2N
7. A block of mass m is released from the top of a wedge of mass M as shown in figure. All the surface
are smooth. Let N be the normal reaction between the ground and the wedge, then :
a) N = ( M + m) g b) N > (m + M ) g
c) N < (M + m) g d) Nd M+m g
Two blocks A and B of equal masses m kg each are connected by a light thread, which passes over a
massless pulley as shown. Both the blocks lie on wedge of mass m kg. Assume friction to be absent
everywhere and both the blocks to be always in contact with the wedge. The wedge lying over smooth
horizontal surface is pulled towards right with constant acceleration a (m/s 2).
(g is acceleration due to gravity).
8. Normal reaction (in N) acting on block B is

m m
a) 3g + 4a b) 3g 4a
5 5
m m
c) 4g + 3a d) 4g 3a
5 5
9. Normal reaction (in N) acting on block A.

m m
a) 3g + 4a b) 3g 4a
5 5
m m
c) 4g + 3a d) 4g 3a
5 5
10. The maximum value of acceleration a (in m/s2) for which normal reactions acting on the block A and
block B are nonzero.
3 4
a) g b) g
4 3
3 5
c) g d) g
5 3
Lakshya
11. In the figure if block A and wedge B will move with same acceleration, then the magnitude of normal
reaction between the block and the wedge will be (There is no friction between block and the wedge and
the wedge moves on horizontal surface as shown.)
a) 2 mg / cos T b) 2 mg cos T
c) mg cos T d) none of these
Lakshya
Objective Question
1. Initially the spring is undeformed. Now the force 'F' is applied to 'B' as shown. When the displacement of
'B' w.r.t. 'A' is 'x' towards right in some time then the relative acceleration of 'B' w.r.t. 'A' at that moment
is:
F F kx
a) b)
2m m
F 2kx
c) d) none of these
m
2. A uniform rope of length L and mass M is placed on a smooth fixed wedge as shown. Both ends of rope
are at same horizontal level. The rope is initially released from rest, then the magnitude of initial
acceleration of rope is
a) Zero b) M cos D cos E g

c) M tan D tan E g d) None of these
3. A pearl of mass m is in a position to slide over a smooth wire. At the initial instant the pearl is in the
middle of the wire. The wire moves linearly in a horizontal plane with an acceleration a in a direction
having angle T with the wire. The acceleration of the pearl with reference to wire is
a) g sin T a cos T b) g sin T g cos T

c) g sin T a cos T d) g cos T a sin T
Lakshya
4. A bob is hanging over a pulley inside a car through a string. The second end of the string is in the hand of a
person standing in the car . The car is moving with constant acceleration 'a' directed horizontally as shown
in figure . Other end of the string is pulled with constant acceleration 'a' (relative to car) vertically. The
tension in the string is equal to.
a) m g2 + a2 b) m g2 + a2 ma
c) m g2 + a2 + ma d) m(g + a)
Lakshya

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INDEX

No. Chapter Name

Theory Questions (Master Key)

1. Explain the need for making measurements.

2. Define physical quantity and give a few examples.

4. Explain system of units and state some systems of units.

5. Define fundamental quantity and state them with SI units.

7. Express a pressure of 50 N/m2 in terms of dyne/cm2

8. Density of water is 1 gm/cc in the CGS units. Express it in S.I units.

9. What is dimensional equation. Give some examples.

2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good unit?

3. Which of the following is the CORRECT way of writing units?

4. Which of the following is NOT a derived unit?

5. The unit of impulse is the same as that of :

7. Which of the following is not the name of a physical quantity?

9. Which of the following is not the unit of energy?

10. One watt­hour is equivalent to

11. One nanometre is equal to

12. One micron ( P ) is equal to:

13. 10­12 stands for:

15. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

16. [L­1M1T­2] is the dimensional formula for

9. The pressure of 106 dyne/cm2 is equivalent to ­

Theory Questions (Master Key)

4. Are all constants dimensionless or unitless?

7. Using dimensions, show that 1 joule = 107 ergs.

2. Which of the following equation is dimensionally correct?

4. Which of the following is NOT a dimensionless quantity?

11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (c)

Theory Questions (Master Key)

4. Explain in brief methods of measurement of length , mass and time

5. Dimensional analysis CANNOT be used

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c)

Theory Questions (Master Key)

1. What is order of magnitude? Explain with some examples.

2. Find the order of magnitude of the following quantities :

4. Determine the number of significant figures in the following measurements.

2. The number of seconds in a day and expressed in order of magnitude are

3. The number of significant figures in 0.400 is

7. The value of 0.99 ­ 0.989 is

9. A cube has a side of length 1.2 u 10­2 m. Calculate its volume.

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a)

Theory Questions (Master Key)

1. Define an error and explain the types of errors.

2. What are the methods to minimize errors?

2. Instrumental error can be minimised by

3.  and the error in time

6.  . The error in the measurement of volume is.

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d)

9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (d)

Theory Questions (Master Key)

1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d)

Theory Question (Master Key)

1. Explain in brief methods of measurement of length , mass and time

1. Light year is a unit for the measurement of

2. Light year is the unit of

4. Which of the following is not the unit of time

5. Which one of the following is not a unit of time?

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c)

Theory Questions (Master Key)

1. Convert the following angles into radian :­

2. The following angle lie in which quadrant :

1. The length of the arc AB, shown in the figure (R = 7cm, T = 90 0 , S = 22 / 7 )

10. One watthour is equivalent to

13. 1012 stands for:

16. [L1M1T2] is the dimensional formula for

9. The pressure of 106 dyne/cm2 is equivalent to

7. The value of 0.99 0.989 is

9. A cube has a side of length 1.2 u 102 m. Calculate its volume.

3. and the error in time

6. . The error in the measurement of volume is.

1. Convert the following angles into radian :

5. Value of sin 370 cos 530 is

1. Value of sin 150 cos 150 is :

9. cos 2400 is equal to

10. cos 180 T is equal to

i) net force along the xaxis (Ans: (i) 7.5N)

1. One of the rectangular components of a velocity of 60 km h1 is 30 km h1.The other rectangular

12. The vector product of two nonzero vectors is zero